Essays:
Alphabetical List of General Essays
These are general essays I've written, on a variety of topics, simply listed in alphabetical order by title. You might also wish to see them grouped by primary topic.
8 Big Lessons We Can Learn from the Pandemic
Are Political Parties Doing Us More Harm Than Good?
Art and the Eye of the Beholder
Building a Case for the Detective Story
Calling for a US Sustainability Initiative
Can the US Become a Truly Egalitarian Society?
The Challenge for Democrats: Playing the Long Game
Christmas Time Back Home – Song by The Country Gentlemen
Citizen Kane vs. Citizen Bailey
Cooperation, Competition and Coercion
The Dangers of Political Nostalgia
The Decline of the Republican Party – First Gradually and then Suddenly
Dethroning the False God of User Experience Design
The Devastating Tragedy of our Vanishing Middle Class
Developmental Levels as Evolving Social Structures
Diving Back Into Our American Muddle
Does the US Need a New, More Centrist, Political Party?
The Era of Environmental Accommodation is Over
Evolution and Its Implications
Father Christmas – Song by The Kinks
Five Takeaways from the First 2024 Presidential Debate
The Four Essential Attributes of any Organization
Have Our Political Parties Turned Into Cults?
Have We Passed The Point of Maximum Useful Tech?
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Help! Help! The Robots are Coming!
Human Culture and its Evolution
Humanism and the Practical Utopian
The Importance of Progressive Activism
The Issues Swirling around Spotify and its Content Providers
Leadership and Followership: 21 Key Observations
Lessons to be Learned from the Fall of Afghanistan
The MAGA Bubble Finally Bursts
My Advice to Young People of All Ages
My Prayer for a More Integral New Year
Our Three Human Approaches to Dealing with Problems
The Personal vs. The Institutional
Please Come Home for Christmas
Popping the Hood with the Notenik App
A Practopian Approach to Gun Issues in the US
The Progressive Path Forward – A 12-State Strategy
The Rebel Jesus – Song by Jackson Browne
Rebuilding Trust in Our Large Institutions
Reflections on the Christian Message
Reframing our Debates about Capitalism
Religion, Storytelling and Art
Schembechler, Bacon and Leadership
The Shocking Truth About Us Liberals
Social Distancing and our Essential Nature
Some Hard Truths About Human Population Growth
Some Hard-Won Wisdom Concerning Cults
The System is Working Very Well, Thank You
Talking Openly about Hierarchy
Thinking Differently About Our Economy
A Traditional Remedy for the Facebook Problem: Competition
Violence at the 94th Academy Awards
Welcome To The Autonomous States of America
What Does It Mean to be Human?
What To Do About Big Business?
Where, Exactly, Are the Republicans Headed?
Why I Call Myself a Practopian
Why Inflation Will be Hard to Contain
Why It's a Bad Time to be a Conservative
Why I Use Markdown (And Why You Should Too)
Why Mandating 'X‘ Days a Week in the Office is a Stupid Idea
Why Michigan’s 42–27 Victory over Ohio State Gives Me Hope for Humanity