Human relationships are so delicate. It seems as though we’re all fumbling through the darkness, bumping into each other’s feelings and egos while grappling endlessly with our own. We’re complex creatures, full of double-talk, misconceptions about ourselves and others, built-in hypocrisy, confusion and dissatisfaction. Do animals have these problems? I ran across a THEE page about The Struggle

There has been a very long campaign in my state to add the words “sexual orientation” to the list of things that are protected by law. This means being gay or straight would not be a legal excuse to fire someone or not hire them or deny them a loan or any such thing. Well, the state governing body in Idaho, the Idaho Legislature, denied the initial request. But, the city council in my city, Boise,

Welcome to the second installment of my little series on freedom. If you want to start from the beginning, check out the previous blog, “Individual Freedom.”  We’ve all got to get up and go to work at some point in our lives—with the rare exception of trust-fund kids, I suppose, but even most of them get bored and end up doing something. Even rock stars have to stumble into the recording studio

Freedom. This word has been the rallying cry of nations, the dream of the oppressed, the call to arms of many a leader, the aspiration of teenagers as they grow out from under the wing of their parents, the justification of jobs quit or relationships ended. It’s something one can reasonably assume that every living person values. It comes in many forms: autonomy, liberty, free will, agency and