By Sheldon Greaves This post appeared previously on Unexpected Leisure, 12 February 2011 An article that appears in a recent issue of Yes! magazine caught my attention this morning. The article talks about how consumerism has caused families to weaken … Continue reading
By Sheldon Greaves Recently a conference of Islamic scholars meeting in Istanbul released a declaration on the subject of global warming and climate change. This landmark declaration comes in the wake of the Papal encyclical Laudato Si, and endorsements of … Continue reading
By Sheldon Greaves True, unfettered capitalism of the sort that its evangelists unleash wherever they can (See: Iraq, etc.) holds that you must produce your goods at the lowest possible cost. Lowest material prices, cheapest labor, whatever it takes. Realistically, … Continue reading
by Sheldon Greaves Thanks to some positive comments about my previous backgrounder post to the encyclical Laudato Si, I thought it would be worth while to add a few insights into the role of the Genesis cosmogonies in the structure … Continue reading
It’s not common to think that “ethics” and “spying” belong in the same sentence unless it also contains “devoid” or “lacking,” but there really is such a thing as ethics in spying. The first revelation from the Snowden documents, less … Continue reading
Yesterday evening we went to see Bay Choral Guild’s latest offering, this time a program of American works from the days of the Revolution through the 20th Century. A very enjoyable program. Composition is not only of concern to the … Continue reading
After a very, very long hiatus involving lots of futzing around and a steeper learning curve than I wanted, I’ve managed to move Cogito! from it’s original home on a friend of mine’s server to a new hosting service, such … Continue reading
Guns are a problem, and poor mental health care is a problem, but the real causes behind tragedies like Sandy Hook go much deeper.
Continue readingI have not been able to post much on Cogito! in recent months, but there are some things that will make me dust off this blog. One of them is the Bay Choral Guild, particularly after last night’s brilliant performance … Continue reading
I like to talk up the idea of “guerrilla scholarship”, which which I define as the notion that one can do serious scholarship outside the embrace of academia. But this story takes the “guerrilla” part to a whole new wonderful … Continue reading