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Dear reader, It occurs to me that some of you may have questions about my chapters in the Fixing History novella, so I will record my references for you as I go. First, it seems rather silly to have to… Continue Reading →
Disclaimer for social media: This is historical fiction for entertainment only. Any resemblance to living persons is accidental. Resemblance to current events is pure imagination. Interaction with actual history is sheer conjecture. (The rest of us already knew this, right?)… Continue Reading →
If you could fix history, would you? Looking for the chapter where you left off? Scroll down for a complete list. As each chapter is published, its link will become active. Not sure what the series is about? Read on…… Continue Reading →
Social media is a funny thing. You never know what’s going to come across your news feed. The other day, a young Christian mom on my friends list shared a six-month-old post from a “Socialist Memes” site. They, in turn,… Continue Reading →
When I was a kid, I went to a Christian school for three years. I still remember one of the songs they taught us in chapel. It was based on Galatians 5, and it was written around 1975. I can’t… Continue Reading →
I’ll never forget the day the Wall came down. I was watching a 3-inch TV screen, the biggest I could afford. A few months into my first real teaching job, I was finally in my own apartment instead of a… Continue Reading →
This post’s example of socialism comes from an unusual source. In 1769, King Carlos III of Spain sent soldiers and missionaries to colonize Upper California. The word ‘king’ is your first clue that this was a monarchy, right? But elements… Continue Reading →
“From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.” Karl Marx, 1875 From each, to each. That’s the appeal of socialism in a nutshell. Everyone works as hard as he can, and no one gets left out. … Continue Reading →
When I first heard the argument that the original church in Jerusalem was socialist, it left me stammering for a reply. Yes, they shared everything, but calling them socialists didn’t feel right. I had to spend some time studying to… Continue Reading →
“The Preamble of the Constitution says what our country is about,” proclaimed a Bernie Sanders supporter recently. “Provide the general welfare. Saying ‘general welfare’ is a socialist reality!” Anyone with a vague 8th grade recollection of the Constitution might nod… Continue Reading →
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