Apr 20Patrick Lyoya | When do we start looking at the big-picture problems and taking a nuanced approach?The video was released last week. I watched it. It was rough. I’m not an expert in the law, policing, criminal justice or much else involved. But I have a vested interest in wanting police to be safe and accountable — for both their sakes and ours. …Progress5 min read
Feb 8Progress | What is it and are we making it?We talk a lot about human progress. From subsistence farming to industrial agriculture. From fuzzy telescopes to space tourism. From the printing press to cable news and social media. From small city-states to megacities. From medical leeches to MRIs. But what is progress? I looked it up. There are two…Society5 min read
Apr 30, 2021I Support the PoliceBut that might look different than you think — Policing in America is a big issue right now. We see almost daily reports of negative interactions between police and their communities. Some involve police overstepping their authority. Some involve civilians overstepping their bounds. Some involve people being humiliated unduly, some escalate to the point of violence and death. Some…Police Reform7 min read
Apr 26, 2021Accepting the Complexity of our Problems to Grow as a Societyor, start weeding before we mow — If your lawn has a bunch of weeds and you mow it, your lawn will look great for a day or two. But you’re spreading more seeds when you do that and the weeds will grow faster than the grass. Your yard will get worse and worse, but every time…Politics2 min read
Jan 20, 2021Inauguration Day | I’m Relieved. I’m Angry. I’m Ready. I’m Excited.I remember watching exit polls late into the night November 8, 2016. It was more red than I felt comfortable with, but there were a few Democratic strongholds just waiting for the big cities to come in. It’s the same almost every election. I went to bed fully expecting to…Politics5 min read
Oct 20, 2020Some Thoughts on Media and Media ConsumptionI’ve had a few conversations over the past week or so on Facebook and in real life about media bias and misunderstandings in the media. I started responding to some things from one person in particular and it got really long, so I’m restructuring my response a little and writing…Media Literacy17 min read
Oct 16, 2020I’m Not A Democrat… But Why Does it Matter?I’ve had a few pointless political discussions on Facebook over the past week that have helped me put my finger on a thing that’s been bugging me for a while. No matter what I say about a topic in the political arena people will only seem to engage with assumptions…Politics2 min read
Oct 12, 2020Exploration or Hostile Takeover? Both?I would argue it’s not a bad thing — but while it led to something most of us see as a good thing, many of the implications of that good thing were bad things for other people. …Columbus Day4 min read
Sep 17, 2020You Don’t Have to be Scared to Take PrecautionsI’ve seen this one pop up a few times over the past week. This makes sense for things like STDs and some cancers. If your partner has Herpes and you are aware of their diagnosis you can understand the risk and go for it anyway. Along those lines, you can…Covid 195 min read
Aug 5, 2020When Media Manipulation is Used for Media Manipulation…I saw this one today. At first it looks really damning. Poor Trump being beaten up by the media for something that doesn’t even being to compare to the ineptitude of Obama. Right? Well, no. Let’s break this down quickly… The US case numbers are accurate. But the diseases are…3 min read