Lessons from Pachamama and the “Great Dying”I am floating in azure water and I cannot see the bottom…it simply recedes into mistier shades of blue. A thicket of vines dips into this…Dec 23, 2021Dec 23, 2021
Published inCargo CultDeath, Sex and the Last GirlNormally, I avoid movie nights. I hate nothing more than the feeling that death might catch me while on hour number three of some Marvel…Nov 15, 2021Nov 15, 2021
Published inCargo CultTo Be or to Become? That is the QuestionDouglas MacArthur once gushed about his G.I. cadets, “They’re the best damn kids in the world.” Not thirty years before, Cornelia Comer…Sep 22, 2021Sep 22, 2021
Published inCargo CultWe Have to Stop Killing GodIt is on the question of God’s relation to the world that east and west diverge. In the west, our world stands apart from God. It is His…Jul 30, 2021Jul 30, 2021
Published inCargo CultDying of Thirst at the Ol’ Ball GameWhen the days get long and the weather balmy, I like to have the baseball game playing in the background while I make dinner. It reminds me…Jun 25, 2021Jun 25, 2021
Published inCargo CultWhat Bill Clinton and the Buddha Got RightIn his work The Righteous Mind, Jonathan Haidt observes that our moral beliefs are not products of logic, but stem from gut-level emotions…May 27, 2021May 27, 2021
Published inCargo CultWonder and BaseballEinstein famously quipped: “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He…Apr 23, 2021Apr 23, 2021
Published inCargo CultThe Infinite Monkey God?During high school, I worked as a busboy at a fairly posh restaurant. Our manager was an effective but uptight fellow who had little…Apr 15, 2021Apr 15, 2021
Published inCargo CultBlack Markets and Bootleg ReligionPerhaps nothing defines the modern era more than the quest to eliminate essential opposites. This began with the successful search for the…Mar 26, 2021Mar 26, 2021
Published inCargo CultYou Have to Know Why to DieIf you want to silence a crowd, you should ask them earnestly for what cause they would sacrifice their lives — and not just in the…Mar 19, 20212Mar 19, 20212
