JUDGE AT YOUR OWN RISK
I'm often ask what I am politically. I often hesitate to answer because the one insignificant little label will cause people to automatically assume your stances and rationales on all kinds of positions. You know the old saying about what happens when you assume...

Anyway, there are lots of labels. Liberal, conservative, progressive, libertarian, radical, etc. Yes, there is probably one to which I identify with more than the others, but I often finding myself at odds with them. If not on the actual position, then on the often flabby rationale that accompanies (and in my mind weakens) that argument.

So I value critical thought. Rigor. Nuance. Being strident and screechy will get you nowhere. As Billy Joel once sang, "The only people I fear are those who never have doubts." I believe those unwilling to challenge their own opinions are not only ignorant but inevitably among the most dangerous people in any society.

I welcome intelligent, reasoned feedback, even if it's critical. My email is listed in the previous entry. Flames will be ignored.

The first entry in such a journal is always odd because some will jump to assume all kinds of things. Remember, it's only one particular opinion on one particular issue. In that spirit, read away!