Aug 2, 20191 min read
The Master’s Tools and the Master’s House–“Woke” Capitalist Style
I know I’m not supposed to play the proud parent too much, especially when my daughter (Lucia Hulsether) moves in some of the same...
Jun 24, 201910 min read
Empathy Walls: Understanding Oppressed People Who Love Trump
There isn’t much point in sending readers of this little blog to Reading Religion, the American Academy of Religion’s review portal—I...
Jun 22, 20192 min read
Hip-Hop Music, 24-Hour Gun Ranges, and Hog Shit
I was dismayed to learn that the Trade Lake Township board appears (at least temporarily) to be backtracking on its promise—voted under...
May 7, 20194 min read
Hog Farms Vs. Clean Water, Quality of Life, and Their Own Promoters' Self-Interest
In few days I head to my summer writing place, a log cabin in the Wisconsin north woods where my mom grew up. It's about halfway between...
Apr 20, 20193 min read
We Do Not Have to Live Like Rats Fighting for Scraps
I've imagined this as a place to gather and repost—when timely and useful—earlier pieces that are “blog-friendly” but scattered to the...
Apr 7, 20196 min read
Against the Stereotype of End-Times Believers as Fatalistic
In both classes I am teaching this term, I heard matter-of-fact comments about how end-times theologies correlate with “fatalism”—which...
Mar 10, 20193 min read
Ashamed...in a Land Where Justice is a Game
Trump's friend and co-gangster Paul Manafort has received a 47 month sentence for multiple crimes. That's a slap on the wrist from a...
Oct 9, 20189 min read
Dog Park Sex and Why “Refereed Vs. Non-Refereed” Doesn’t Measure Quality
My previous post explained why “refereed” publications—those vetted by expert academic gatekeepers—do not reliably signal scholarly...
Feb 20, 20185 min read
"Have You No Sense of Decency?": the Cruelty and Irresponsibility of Failing to Break with Trump
An Open Letter to Senator Corker, Senator Alexander, and Representative Duncan: When I talk to people who are less pessimistic than I am...
Feb 19, 20184 min read
“Resistance,” Recalling Trump’s Actual Mandate, and Widening Gaps in Republicanism
When the Mafia-backed entrepreneur and con man Donald Trump captured a majority of electoral college votes—although, of course, not a...
Feb 18, 20184 min read
Should This Blog Live? Can It Survive in a World with Twitter?
There's a structural conundrum to confront... this will not be one facet of a multi-pronged social media campaign. I did not sign up for...
Oct 23, 20174 min read
Learning from the “True North Strong and Free”
Starting in January, and continuing through Spring 2018, I will be at the University of Alberta in Edmonton as a Fulbright Research Chair...