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Not sure America had a mind to lose…
In a long article in this week’s Atlantic, Kurt Andersen builds the argument that America’s teetering march toward extreme individualism and non-rational thinking were pushed over the edge by the relativism of the 60s, and here we are now as a result. “How America Lost Its Mind” (The Atlantic) “In America nowadays, those more exciting…
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Newspring without Perry
Last night, Newspring Church met offline with its congregants to discuss the future of the church without the rockstar fallen from grace Perry Noble. I haven’t kept up with the church’s pastoral drama in the past year, but I stumbled across a Twitter live-blog last night of the meeting, and it’s worth noting a few…
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Hugo 2017: The Highlights and Reviews
I threatened a few days ago to post reviews of the Hugo pieces that I found worthy, and here I am to deliver the goods. NOVELS Honestly, every novel in the Hugo nominee list this year is worth your time. I didn’t love each of them the same, but at least none of them wasted…
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It’s Hugo Award season!
Yay! One of my favorite seasons. For a couple years now, we’ve been reading the Hugo nominees and voting on the awards. I don’t have any illusions that my vote “matters” much more than my political vote matters here in South Carolina, but it’s fun to be part of the process (and Hugo nominees don’t…
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The Backstory: Reborn for the 4th of July
My Backstory series offers stories about my upbringing and background. You can find the whole series under the category “Biography,” if you’re interested. When I was a teenager, I watched Born on the Fourth of July when it finally showed on TV. I doubt my parents would have let me watch it if I’d asked them for…
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