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We all need a little more John Milton right now
I first encountered Milton’s excellent treatise in support of free speech when I was teaching British Literature, and I’ve never forgotten his stunning prediction that Truth, in an open encounter with lies, will always win. Given the nastiness of our civil discourse these days, perhaps Milton was too optimistic. The Enlightenment guys always were a…
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In defense of Twitter
An acquaintance of mine has posted a good piece about his growing dislike of Twitter. Here – take a look. I’ve grown to dislike Twitter. My recent experiment on Twitter even made me dislike me for a little while. I’d like to say it was the hack that did it to me. But it wasn’t. Source:…
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Civil Body Politic
Against my own good judgment, I’m going to offer a few thoughts sparked by this election cycle, which I don’t know whether to label a misery or a fascination. But a couple ideas have been nagging at me, and here they are. 1. I’m not sure when and how voting became such a sacrament…
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Is there a connection between ‘innocence’ and ‘privilege’?
To what extent do race and class enable us all to hide behind the idea of preserving innocence? And what implications does this have for Christians?
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Give me stories lest I die
I’ve lost my stories, and it’s really bothering me. I didn’t realize until I started changing jobs that I’d come to rely on the steady diet of stories I was getting out of my teaching experiences. And now I’m starving. Back up, I don’t want this to sound too weird. Let me explain. I’m no…
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