Hey Dems. How about Connecting the (Blue) Dots?Open letter to the new chair of the Democratic National Committee, Ken Martin:Feb 72Feb 72
Should California Join the European Union?A crazy idea might be worth exploring as the old world order splintersJan 273Jan 273
Will Tethered Bottle Caps Open a New Front in America’s Culture Wars?Tethered caps for all plastic bottles up to three liters (or approximately 100 fluid ounces), mandated in Europe since last summer, aren’t…Dec 13, 20241Dec 13, 20241
Whatever Happened to Creation Care?Far-right evangelicals killed creation care as secular poison. Is the rise in paganism an unintended consequence?Oct 16, 2024Oct 16, 2024
San Francisco’s Sensational Spring and Summer SunsetsIn my third installment of the wondrous and changing art of San Francisco skies, I focus exclusively on sunsets above Ocean Beach. The vast…Sep 8, 2024Sep 8, 2024
Vintage San Francisco Festival Guidebooks Reveal A City on the RiseExposition guidebooks from 1894, 1915, and 1939 capture an unbridled exuberance that San Francisco would do well to revive.Sep 2, 20242Sep 2, 20242
Published inILLUMINATIONWhen It Comes to No-fault Divorce the Christian Right Is All WrongJust when it seemed the Christian right was too focused on books, bathrooms, and babies to add yet another gear to its 19th-century wayback…Aug 1, 2024Aug 1, 2024
An Ancient Greek Warrior with a Modern American Lust for FameTales of classical Greeks in their plumed helmets and woolen tunics might seem far removed from today’s era of prevaricators, personality…Jul 7, 20241Jul 7, 20241
