I just finished being part of a radio show created and hosted by my friend and fellow Coffee Party Member Egberto Willies. He does very good work and he is so concerned about our society I am happy he is out there fighting. During the show, as I usually do, I included the Constitution as […]
A Funny Story In Memory of Tom Magliozzi; Car Talk’s ‘Click and Clack’; What Our Politicians Could Learn From Them
Tuesday, November 4, 2014 was a sad and tense day as I was driving my car and listening to NPR’s radio show Fresh Air with Terry Gross. It was sad because earlier in the day I had learned that Tom Magliozzi from the very popular NPR radio show ‘Car Talk’ had died the day before. I […]
My disappointments with Cenk Uygur’s interview with Sam Harris
(Originally posted at DidYouCheckFirst.com 10/25/2014) I’ve watched all 3 hours of Cenk Uygur’s “interview” of Harris. Twice. It’s definitely worth watching at least once if you haven’t yet. I went into this as a big fan of both men. That, unfortunately, has changed somewhat. Here’s why. I came out the other side feeling like I wish […]
Faith, Culture and Politics
In October, I was honored to join Coffee Party radio for a discussion about Faith, Culture and Politics. This is tricky. Whereas just a few years ago Evangelical Christians resisted political involvement now, in less than fifty years, “Christian” = “Republican” = “Religious Right” in the conventional wisdom. These days there are so many conservative […]