The Spirited Reasoner

For the past ten years or so, a nagging question has been plaguing Spirited Reasoners: Why is it that so much hatred and polarization is being expressed at this particular…

As we approach Halloween and next month’s mid-term elections (which some of us view as the same season), Spirited Reasoners find themselves wrestling with a pair of existential questions. Does…

From the Spirited Reasoner’s vantage point across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon, it’s easy to witness the tragedy of homelessness first-hand. Over the past few years, clusters of tents…

Spirited Reasoners know that this blog has been advocating something akin to a third party for quite some time. The devil, however, appears to be in the details. For example,…

Those of us who marvel at the extent to which our political life has become polarized need only harken back a few thousand years to the ancient school of Yin-Yang…