Bearing God's Image Thoroughly
We’re doing two articles today. Today we’re doing two articles from Islander V. The first article is interesting in itself, but I don’t have the need to respond to it in depth. It’s an examination of how various cultures, from
Moral issues can break pragmatic policy. You may have caught on by now that while this is a ‘review’ in the sense that it does often summarize and recommend, in design this is more of a ‘response’ to the various
The name ‘Marco Rubio’ has been bruited about as a presidential possibility for years now, longer than I’ve been cognizant of politics in a meaningful sense (given I only started paying attention late 2015). Of late, however, he’s been the
This article proffers a dichotomy without recognizing its asymmetry. Von Hoffmeister’s article is a bit of a dud for me. Do not take this as calling it a bad article; I have an objection to its statements, but my central
This article fails to convince me. From John David Ebert (a name I’ve never heard before) comes to me the least useful of the articles so far in Islander #5. The article has an intriguing start and much of interest
Rupert Lowe, MP, is a real leader and statesman. I’ve developed a liking for Rupert Lowe at a distance, being the colonial that I am. I was therefore glad to see this interview in Islander #5. I’ve no great quarrels with
Carl Benjamin’s article is a good start So, let’s start with a disclosure: I’m only part of the way through Islander #5. It’s not a quick read, requiring both analysis as you go and some time to digest. Thus far, the
If nothing else, this book helps explain why reactions (and thus emotions) seem so much the substance of American national discourse at the moment, how people are so extraordinarily incapable (to appearance) of inhabiting and considering others’ viewpoints. They have,
Optics matter, in reality. When we deal with politics, we have an understandable tendency to focus on whether or not we believe the current goings-on are good in themselves. We ask, ‘Was that police shooting justified?’ or ‘Is this proffered
Part I covered the center point of Iserbyt’s book (Skinnerian, Behaviorist education- education which is actually intended to program people, producing reactions rather than inculcating decision-making). Part II covered several of the subsidiary points of the work,1 including US entanglement