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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Why I Became a Political Psychologist
I didn’t know it at the time, but I became a political psychologist so I could study stories like this from all different angles. The top of this story is how the City of Portland (Oregon) is handling the question … Continue reading
The Putin Critique
Every time I taught P.S. 102 at Portland State University, we studied the effect of the electronic media on American politics. And every time we studied that, we discovered that “bias” was everywhere. Everyone who cared enough about an issue … Continue reading
Posted in Political Psychology, Politics
Tagged american exceptionalism, poison gas, Syria, Vladimir Putin
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With Your Eyes So Blue (not Green, but Blue)
Today, I want to think a little about one of the densest and most debated texts I know. It is the Prologue to the Gospel of John, found in Chapter 1, verses 1—18. These verses have made and ruined academic … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Studies
Tagged creation, Gospel of John, Incarnation, Jewish-Christian conflict
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The President Should Be Free to Choose a Response to the Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria
That title is my thesis. I’m going to make the best case for it I can, then I’m going to read that case several times and see if I am still willing to go along with it. I will say, up … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged chemical weapons, Congressional approval, President Assad, President Obama, red line
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Vengeance is His
I have long thought that Lincoln’s second inaugural address was one of the most powerful pieces of English prose ever written. I still think that. But I am beginning to wonder whether I have misunderstood his message. Here is the … Continue reading
Posted in Living My Life, Politics
Tagged God's justice, Lincoln, second inaugural. providence, slavery
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The Dilettante's Dilemma 