This is the first of what will be a series of posts criticizing libertarian ideology as not up to the claims its advocates claim for it. Perhaps some will even seek to enter into dialogue on this or other issues … Read more
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Antibiotics and the Market: One more example of the bankruptcy of libertarian ideology
Libertarians and ‘free market’ advocates in general claim that markets reflect people’s decisions and values better than any other social institution, and so ‘freedom’ is maximized when markets are ‘unfettered.’ The New Scientist for May 24 has an important example … Read more
I have posted two more blog essays on the meaning of Pagan religion
The second tin the series is “What is Paganism? Part II: A Spiritual Taxonomy” which gives a more scholarly definition rooted in the basic story that unifies Pagan religion. It also explains when this kind of definition is … Read more
Kent Nerburn’s “The Girl Who Sang to the Buffalo”: magnificent at many levels
Kent Nerburn’s new The Girl Who Sang to the Buffalo: A Child, an Elder, and the Light from an Ancient Sky is a wonder. The final volume in a trilogy that is neither Western-style history nor fiction, it does what … Read more
Two articles on my new book (written by me).
The first is for Witches and Pagans, a name which explains the site, and so its focus is on a Pagan audience.
The second is for Patheos, an interfaith site, and again, the paper is focused … Read more
The meaning of Samhain in modern America
Samhain (Sao-win) is one of the two most important Wiccan Sabbats, for as Beltane (May Day) celebrates the triumph of life, so Samhain (Halloween), six months later, honors the reality of death. I discuss its importance for American culture today … Read more