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The Danger of Empty Words
Current media empties words of meaning. The vacuum of meaning means that words can become shiny objects that justify terror.
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Dreams of Our Future
It is time for a little dream analysis—at a cultural level. Our collective dreams might reveal something about where we are headed.
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The Evangelical Movement: A History of Our New Reality
Kobe du Mez’s "Jesus and John Wayne" can teach us about how we got here. It can also teach us that “here” doesn’t have to be forever.
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Propaganda, Power, Mimesis, and Community
Propaganda is about fear and safety. It will produce more fear. It never produces more safety.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Oat Bran, and the Aristotelian Example
Arguing from example has benefits and problems, as we will see with the example of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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Bureaucracy, State Terror, and Propaganda
We need bureaucracies, but "efficiency" is a tricky word. Just ask the cows on Animal Farm. They're pissed.
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Words, Words, Words, and Propaganda
When was America great? Apparently, in 1984. As in the 1984 of Orwell’s dystopian future.
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