“In such a world of conflict, a world of victims and executioners, it is the job of thinking people, not to be on the side of the executioners.”- Camus
The word wicked grows out of an early form of the root “weg”, meaning to be strong or lively but also to bend or twist. That word travels with “wicca” meaning wizard or witch, one who communes with evil spirits. Now an adverb, it might serve to positively modify an adjective as in “wicked good”, but for our purposes, one who serves the demonic is apt. For example, in a […]
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These are the best books I have read in the last two years. Out of everything I have read, these are the ones most worth your time. They cover that pair of interests I have had for over 60 years – fiction and history, but other matters have insinuated themselves these last 24 months – the nature and exercise of power, the manner by which evil takes hold of a […]
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Preface: I cannot bear to write these Posts only about the hideous nature of the news we now awaken to each morning. Goodness and mercy endure in spite of evil and in response to evil. I’m going to find stories that show decency at work and write about them in Posts with this heading. I hope they serve in any small way to help keep your heart from becoming numb. […]
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I am writing so often because so much is being broken every day. No one can keep up, but what is happening in Saudi Arabia right now is a moral abomination. The United States and Russia are carving up Ukraine. From today’s New York Times: “Speaking to reporters after the meeting, American officials did not dwell on Russia’s violation of international law in attacking Ukraine, its alleged war crimes or […]
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