Frederick Douglass: “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” (Part 3)
In 1852, Frederick Douglass boldly spoke out against a clear, irrefutable evil: American slavery and the Fugitive Slave Act. The aim of his attack wasn’t ...
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Frederick Douglass: “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” (Part 2)
It’s the Fourth of July, so I had better crank this post out. In my last post, I provided some background to Frederick Douglass’ speech, “What to the Slave is t...
“What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” –Frederick Douglass (Part 1)
For several reasons, I have hardly written anything on my blog since around October. Aside from one four-part series on The Crucible, anything I have posted has...
The Selfish Meme Strikes Back: New Atheism’s Failed Crusade
I am in the middle of going back through all of my blog posts over these past ten years and self-publishing various collections from all my work. Last month, I ...
“The Heresy of Ham Files: Ham-Fisted Hermeneutics” Volume 3 is now available
It took only a month for me to go through and reformat all my old blog posts about Ken Ham, Answers in Genesis, and Young Earth Creationism, and then turn them ...
What??? Another Book Already? That’s Right! Volume 2 of “The Heresy of Ham Files” is Available!
I am making my way through all of my old blog posts on Ken Ham, Answers in Genesis, and young earth creationism. And already, I’ve come out with Volume 2....
A New Book Announcement…Sort of…Volume 1 of “The Heresy of Ham Files: Ham-Fisted Hermeneutics”
I haven’t written about Ken Ham, Answers in Genesis, and Young Earth Creationism for some time, but in truth, during the first five years or so of this bl...
The Crucible: Why I Hate This Awful Play (Part 4: No, the Salem Witch Trials were not like the Red Scare)
We have now come to my final post on Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible. There are no real hysterical fireworks that happen in Act 4. The conclusion is straight...
The Crucible: Why I Hate This Awful Play (Part 3: Act 3–The Insane Courtroom Scene)
Here in my third post on Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, we will look at the courtroom scene and the insanity that unfolds in Act Three. In this post, thoug...
The Crucible: Why I Hate This Awful Play (Part 2: Act 2–Potholes and Plotholes)
Here in my second post on Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, we’re going to look at Act Two. First, I’ll give an overview of Act Two, then I’ll make a few comments. ...