The Post-Partisan Emporium

  We Are In A Narrative War The stakes are high and you are not a bystander. Everyone has a role to play FRANKLIN O'KANU “So here again, we have a choice. We can look at the narrative that’s being pushed at us, uphold it and support it, and ultimately bring that narrative into a reality that becomes our new paradigm. Or we can question that narrative. We can honestly look to understand that narrative and see if that narrative affects our reality. Then, lastly, we can choose which narrative becomes our reality.” Photo by  British Library  on  Unsplash As I’m putting the finishing touches on my book, I have to go back and reference sources I’ve cited. As I’m citing sources, I’m starting to realize that it’s challenging to find the same sources I referenced two years ago. Some of those sources were very distinct, and the impact was profound when I first came across the information for the first time. And since those moments were so deep, I vividly recall those experiences. But as I we

  Going My Way? The most fundamental right RADIO FAR SIDE Folks, there is a right so fundamental, so critical that the Framers of the US Constitution just assumed everyone knew it and they didn’t bother to write it up. This right was the centerpiece of the Magna Carta. Rights like free speech, religion, press and assembly absolutely depend on it. It is so vital that all other rights hinge upon it. And yet, no one ever thinks about it. How do you get to the venue to hear the speech? How do you get to your place of worship? How do you get to the local news stand? How do you get to the assembly for redress of grievances? Aha! Transportation! Forgot about that one, didn’t you? I bet most readers this very moment have a “driver’s” license, a registered “vehicle,” liability insurance, and probably even an inspection sticker (something just now  coming to Indonesia , by the way). Suppose I told you that you don’t need any of this rubbish? Would you be motivated to fight for your most fundamen