For many thousands of years, everyone on the planet who cared to think about it knew that the Sun revolved around the Earth. It was obvious. You could see it happen every day with your own eyes. The Sun rose in the east, traveled across the sky, and set in the west in its endless … Continue reading The Evolution of Understanding
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Beware: All Politics Are National
Every local, county, and state initiative across the nation is just a rehearsal for multi-state and national application.Local book bans, voting rights curtailment, denial of medical care, legislated bigotry, etcetera are just tests of whether and which people will tolerate them -- and which arguments will and won't work for and against them.What the ignorant, … Continue reading Beware: All Politics Are National
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Spinoff
I recently finished watching Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and really enjoyed it. What we need now is a Diaz Investigations (or maybe Rosa Diaz, P.I.) spinoff. Still a comedy with both wacky potential and social issue opportunities, but centered on a proud, strong, smart, capable, bisexual Latina. She would regularly work cases with the NYPD, as they … Continue reading Brooklyn Nine-Nine Spinoff
To Those of Extremist Faith
Author's note: I originally wrote this a few days after the Pulse nightclub shootings, hence some of the specific references. And though it's christian-centric, the message is universally applicable. To those of extremist faith: God's job is not your job. It's his universe. They're his rules. He is the decider. He is the punisher. And … Continue reading To Those of Extremist Faith
Heath Fogelman, author 