Weekly discussion of heterodox ideas.
If you have read any of my previous posts you should have picked up on the fact that one of my biggest concerns for our country is the creep of secularism. It is out of this concern that this article emanates. As I have mentioned before we see a continued decline in church attendance, almost …
“Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape. William S. Burroughs “Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.” Benjamin Disraeli Attached is an illustration of the voting pattern for the 2016 presidential election. The 2020 illustration is …
In case you haven’t noticed Notamensa Newsletter has been quiet for the last couple of months. Based upon the events of the past year I decided to step back and take some time to re-evaluate my objectives for the newsletter and whether or not I needed to change direction. This has been a difficult time …
Background Most of the information for this missive comes from a recently published book “American Awakening – Identity Politics and Other Afflictions of Our Time” by Joshua Mitchell. Mitchell is professor of Political Theory at Georgetown University. He is an academic and his writing reflects that. So if you want to look into his book, …
Our in Inability to Think Eternally Our Condition The ability to think eternally is a burden conferred by our Creator upon man and no other animal. It is the ability to think beyond our chronological life. To think about eternity but not to comprehend it. It is not a gift because it comes with certain …