Maverick Philosopher

National Public Radio and Big Bird Need Your Support!

This is something I wrote 10 March 2011. The points still hold and the piece is relevant because of Governor Romney's 'attack' on Big Bird in his first debate with President Obama. Lefties have a hard time understanding why we me...

A Strange Experience in the Charles Doughty Memorial Suite

I had a strange experience in the late 1980's. Although my main residence at the time was in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, near the bohemian district called Coventry, I was teaching at the University of Dayton and during the school year rent...