Let’s talk about some approaches to voting that I believe are generally speaking not the best ways to go about this particular civic duty. The Pessimistic Non-Voter “It’s no use even voting. We’re just passing through this world. Politics is dirty, I don’t want its cooties on me. Let the world go to hell if …
HOW I DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR
I posted this prior to the 2020 election. I credit David French for some of these thoughts. One: I vote for the person who most broadly shares my values. (No one agrees with me entirely nor I them, so I say “broadly.” There will always be things I don’t support in my support of a …
The Moral Governor (Part 1 of 2)
The privileged inherit most of the power and the powerful end up with most of the privileges. They say power corrupts and privilege is blind. I can’t say that I disagree. But is there another way? The New Testament gives brief accounts of two famous men of power and privilege––centurions both. For my money, these …
