Politics/Human Condition

Navigating the Politics & Human Condition Articles

This page lists some of my political, social, philosophical, and religious writing.

I will expand this list as I go on. Sometimes there may be a bit of duplication as articles may fall into several of these categories. Click on the titles below to read the article

For a summary of my writings on physical culture and physical fitness, please click here.

Personal Matters, Reflections on the Human Condition

1. Rest In Peace, Sweet Margaret
2. Christmas Eve, 2009 and New Years wishes, 2010

Topical Articles

1. Memorial Day Landmark and the Cost of War
2. Obama’s State Of The Union Address, If I Were Obama’s Speech Writer (I imagine what it would be like to write Obama’s 2010 State of the Union address)
3. A Possibly Not-So-Obvious Bit Of Fallout

Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Tacoma, Occupy Everywhere

1. Address to Occupy Tacoma Youth, Lincoln Park, Oct 29, 201
2. For Those Who Are Curious About Why We Occupy
3. A Blogger With Reservations Visits Occupy Tacoma
4. Memo to Misbehaving Police: Little Brother Is Watching You
5. What Dr. King Can Teach Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Tacoma.
6. Occupy Tacoma After The Park Eviction.
7. Open Letter to Tacoma’s Mayor-After the Occupation
8. International Workers’ Day Speech

Class, Economy, Capitalism, Socialism

1. The Predicament of the American "Middle Class"
2. International Workers’ Day Speech

Health Care Reform in the United States

1. Obama’s Health Insurance Bailout Bill of 2009!
2. Why Single Payer is "Off The Table"
3. Lying about Canada and UK (The truth about Canada and UK’s health systems)
4. Medicare for All! Single Payer Now, (Video)
5. California OneCare Campaign-A Historic Challenge (Video)

Reflections on Religion, Atheism, Agnosticism, and Spirituality

1. Trusting God and Worshiping Mammon
2. And In Their Image, Mankind Create God
3. Pat Robertson’s Blasphemy, Accuses God of Terrorism
4. Followup on Pat Robertson’s Blasphemy and Haiti

Opposing War & Waging Peace

1. Legacy Of The Vietnam War—Parallels To Afghanistan? (This and the following article are some of the most downloaded and read on this blog)
2. The Real Reason For The War in Iraq (A historical analysis going back some time, explaining the role of oil)
3. Veteran’s Day, 2009 (This short post has one of the most powerful antiwar songs ever written and beautifully performed. Check it out)
4. Mark Twain’s War Prayer (Videos)
5. Memorial Day Landmark and the Cost of War
6. The Great Dictator’s Antiwar Speech (Video)
7. Martin Luther King Day, January 18, 2010 (About the unknown antiwar and anti-capitalist side of Dr. Martin Luther King)
8. Afghan Folly, Bring The Troops Home Now!
9. Bring The Troops Home Now! (A further expansion on why we need to stop Obama’s war on Afghanistan)
10. Michael Moore on Afghanistan

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