Matt Walsh on Dr. Phil hinted at it, but it needs to be specifically articulated. — Why should we be concerned with the gender debate? Because gender is not some throw-away word or concept. It is fundamental to our understanding of humanity, and its elimination as a category would have devastating effects on our psychic development and ability to communicate with each other. I watched an…

Reification of Diluted Identities — I’m trying to imagine what it was like growing up in the middle of the twentieth century. Especially being black in that time period. It must have been exciting and scary. Full of the anxiety that comes with the unknown. “Will things get better? Or will there be a backlash…

How did a tiny tribe of desert nomads become so important to history? — Of all the tribes of people, why is it that a group of pastoral tribal nomads, who were minorities then and minorities now, seem to have such an enduring presence in our world? Because ideas and the details matter. …

Mapping Out Our Journey Toward Universal Human Equality — This is the first part of a series where I explore different aspects, events, and ingredients necessary for the concept of universal human equality. Not being the normal expectation throughout the majority of human history, I wanted to understand where the concept came from and how it has come…

Tackling Jordan Peterson’s Reading List — In this series I discuss the books on Jordan Peterson’s Great Book List in no particular order. My hope is to help those interested understand what they’re getting into and choose which books they decide to take on. This particular text is one that should be at the very least…

My Children’s Book and Why I Wrote It You can find my book here. As a parent, it’s my duty to nurture the tools my children have. Fortunately, I love reading to them. In a culture saturated with electronic screens that often provide input without any interaction, it’s so nice…

Tackling Jordan Peterson’s Reading List — In this series I discuss the books on Jordan Peterson’s Great Book List in no particular order. My hope is to help those interested understand what they’re getting into and choose which books they decide to take on. To understand secular man in our largely profane world, you need to…

Turning Belief Into Reality — Memorial day was a perfect day to do it too. So, I put a pair of ten pound weights in my plate carrier, donned my blue silkies and a green 3/3 India Company shirt. My look was complete and I got to work. A Murph is a workout named after…

Tackling Jordan Peterson’s Reading List — In this series I discuss the books on Jordan Peterson’s Great Book List in no particular order. My hope is to help those interested understand what they’re getting into and choose which books they decide to take on. Is God moral, immoral, or amoral? Why would God torture a good…