If charity was the answer to our problems, then there would be no homelessness in America, no poverty in general. We would have a
Category: Charity & Justice
Life will be harder to understand without the Rams
Like many people, I have mixed feelings about the Rams leaving St. Louis for Los Angeles. In some ways, they parallel the mixed feelings
Americans are too charitable
You can tell a lot about a society by what its citizens compliment themselves about. You might also learn a great deal about a
You can be mean and still sound rational
A recent article published here on Occasional Planet stated that the Republican debates last Thursday night were not as much of a clown car
On-line commenters: The underbelly of journalism and justice in Missouri
Whenever I think my progressive values might need a reality check, all I have to do is go to the online version of my
Red-light camera refund
Sometime between 2005 and 2014, I got nailed by a red-light camera. I don’t remember the date or the time, but I do remember
After Ferguson: Small reforms, big potential
Ferguson has consequences—and some of them may be positive. The tragedy of Michael Brown’s death in August 2014 has been a consciousness-raiser with ramifications
Ferguson grand jury: Same old inequality, different venue
The decision not to indict Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown is wrong in multiple ways, not the least of which
Micro-sized houses with potentially huge impact around the world
Great news from the humanitarian ideas department. In 2006, Doug Sharp, of Des Moines IA, put together a team of architects with the goal
No roses, no chocolates: Other ways to show some love on Valentine’s Day
Recently I received an online solicitation for Valentine’s Day from a surprising source. It wasn’t from a florist or a greeting-card company. It came