Welcome
To The
Political
(R)Evolution!
And so it begins…
To those who think Bernie Sanders “lost” in 2016, let me clarify. Bernie Sanders’ Campaign won, BIG time, as the sold-out Sanders & Ocasio-Ortez rally in Kansas demonstrates! Here’s a small taste of what we GAINED during the 2015-2016...
Evil Antagonists Always Have A Story – What is Trump’s?
Life IS story. My story. Your story. That person’s story. A culture’s story. A country’s story. “His”story. “Her”story. It’s all just…story. So, when a person confounds me, I always ask myself, “What is his or her...
How “The Greater Good” Can Make Things Worse
Common sense ideas are often simply “convenient for me, makes my life better, no I’m not thinking about unintended consequences” ideas that directly harm people other than ourselves. When a member of a minority acts in this way, we judge and punish...
How to Pay Your Mortgage & Save the World (at the same time)
My friend, mentioned below, has been trying to motivate our island community to “transition” from a crumbling infrastructure to a sustainable one for at least a decade. Along the way, as you’ll learn, he found himself face to face with the ultimate...
The College Presumption Series: #1 – What’s your bias?
In America, the topic of college education is a hot one. On the one hand, we are crippling our young adults with toxic debt. Bernie Sanders, and many others, are on the forefront of addressing this problem, and this is good. Very good. Young adults who want to pursue...
From Russia, With Love (Guest Blog Post)
As the producer & host of Prose, Poetry & Purpose, I interview people who seek to inspire positive social change around the world – specifically through writing. To do this, there is one other condition I adhere to without fail. Global Viewpoint. My...
Our Obsession With College (is a real problem)
“Going to college will make life better.” This is the common viewpoint. It is slathered all over our children and teens, in this country and abroad. It is the public school’s favorite mantra, It is portrayed in movies and television shows. Even...
What is stopping us?
Do you ever ask yourself that question? I do. Every day. And it’s getting old. Right? We all have them. Actions or behaviors or habits that we know will make our lives better, our bodies healthier, our world more likely to survive another century without falling...
The Power of Perseverance
Recently, some articles related to vaccine medicine have been removed from medium.com. A reason has not been given to the authors. This level of censorship is disturbing, and this is my letter to medium.com. Dear Content Editor (yourfriends@medium.com), Have you...
How Can One Become One Hundred Million?
We all feel irrelevant. It’s basic math, right? If I lived the perfect life, it wouldn’t change a thing. This is an undeniable fact. This feeling of hopelessness has begun to creep over me, as I have aged. Part of it is pure tiredness. I have traveled...