From September 8 to 14 I took the opportunity to join a study-tour of the worker owned Mondragon Cooperatives in the Basque Country of northern Spain. It had been organized by the Praxis Peace Institute to expose Americans to the … Read more
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New post on Pagans and Death up at Witches and Pagans.
Witches and Pagans has given me a chance to do some posts on Pagans and Nature and natural cycles. In keeping with the growing presence of Fall in our lives, leading to Samhain, I will initially be doing a series … Read more
Encountering a Pagan Deity
My new post is going up at Patheos. It discusses what it is like to encounter a Pagan deity, and how to increase the likelihood that you will if you are drawn to our path.… Read more
Paul Ryan’s ideal: Ayn Rand and the nihilism of the American right
By naming her as his favorite thinker, and requiring his staffers to read her, Paul Ryan has brought the right wing’s dominant yet usually little mentioned philosopher to center stage, where she belongs. Understanding Ayn Rand, and her impact … Read more