Vote Libertarian
it's like voting 10 times

Medical Marijuana
rebuttal of a DEA essay

Were the Liberals Right?
progress and policy of the 20th century

Treaty of Tripoli
whether the US was founded on Christianity

GenCon ’02 Photos
last time in Milwaukee

RustyCon ’02 Photos
Seattle-area SF con

United States of Texas
Texas:US::US:developed world
     Ken McKinney's response
     Cris James's response
     JoT's response to Cris

50% Chance You're God
omniscience and experience
     Robert Ahrens's response

George Bush the Communist
altruism and social policy
     Jeremy Nelson's response
     JoT's response to Jeremy
     Ryan S. Dancey's response
     JoT's response to Ryan
     Ryan's 2nd response
     JoT's 2nd response to Ryan

Abortion Protects an Endangered Soul
reductio ad absurdum
     Scott Magner's response

Sex During Menstruation
neglected sin
     Matt Coughlan's response

Race is a Bad Idea
a concept we could do without
     Lee Valentine's response
     JoT's response to Lee

The Advanced Tunicate
19th century biology on the beach
     Steven Palmer Peterson's response

In the News
miscellaneous comments

November

How the Mind Works
Stephen Pinker's shot at who you are

Random Arithmetic
math is a kid's game, right?

To Do Unto Others or Not
Jesus and Confucious face off
     Clint Nixon's response
     anonymous's response
     JoT's response to anonymous

Misogyny in Fantasy Imagery
a hungry she-demon and more
     Nick Simmonds's response
     JoT's response to Nick
     Vincent Baker's response
     JoT's response to Vincent
     Richard Garfield's response
     Nick's 2nd response
     JoT's 2nd response to Nick
     Janet's response

George Bush the Communist
altruism and social policy
     Jeremy Nelson's response
     JoT's response to Jeremy
     Ryan S. Dancey's response
     JoT's response to Ryan

Islam is a religion of peace yadda yadda yadda
     a Muslim's response

September

Gays and Choice
genetics, lifestyle, and orientation

Shelters: Omega World Sites

Zigzag: Omega World Encounter
a Radioactivist clicky

August

Omega World FAQ
about my d20 version of Gamma World

50% Chance You're God
omniscience and experience

Campaign Record
brief summaries of the campaign sessions so far

Campaign Update
events in the first year of King Ravain

Sombran Character Classes
character class and Sombran culture

Sombran Races
choices for PCs, a view of the culture

Dwarves' Statues
graven images for graven people

The Ether, a Vestige of God
objective judge of physics
     Steven Palmer Peterson

Israel & Palestinian Civilians
reluctant support of Israel
     Mario Cerame's response
     JoT's response to Mario
     G's response to Mario

Poll of Muslim Nations
conspiracy and popularity
     Ken McKinney's response
     Kerstan Szczepanski's response 1
     Kerstan Szczepanski's response 2

United States of Texas
Texas:US::US:developed world
     Ken McKinney

July

Playing Sorcerer
advice I could have used

RPG Review: Sorcerer
modern magic, innovative system

Review: Dying Earth RPG
talk about a cool RPG

Creationism as Anti-Theory
whether evolution is "just a theory"
     Jason's Response (story as parsimony)
     JoT's Response to Jason
     Brad's Response (physics, etc.)
     JoT's Response
     MP's Response (evolution = randomness)
     JoT's Response to MP

June

"Triddle"
common term for the equilateral triangle

Eliminating the "Race Gap" in Seattle Public Schools
an immodest proposal

Irrational Atheists
cause, effect, science, and atheism

Southern Baptists
the nation's biggest Protestant denomination

Restore the Pledge
the original content of the Pledge of Allegiance

May

Running Dying Earth RPG
GM aids for first session

Picks of GenCon
yearly RPG choice

"Gamma World" Encounter
d20 big mutant action

April

Social Status
vocations and character class in my D&D campaign

Plato's Myth of Heaven and Hell
where we get these ideas

Christian Tribe
new wine in old vessels

Crack Baby Epidemic
loose women destroying our prosperity

Spaceship Game
dice mayhem for kids
     Sebastian's Spaceships

Cain's Sin
what he did to displease God
     Troy Kidder's Response

Andrea Yates Did the Right Thing
a mother's self-sacrifice

Purgatory
medieval innovation in religion

Sacraments
how to make them need you

The Pope and Capital Punishment
history, authority, fallibility

Black "Discipline Gap" in Seattle Schools
Is it a student issue or an adult issue?

David Duke and Welfare Reform
racism, eugenics, and perception

GenCon 2001 Photos
friends at play

How about gender profiling?
efficient screening for terrorists
     Mark Ashton's Response

Dennett's Consciousness Explained
who you are
     Peter Donis's response
     JoT's response

Seattle Cops Shooting Black Men
Seattle cops aren't trigger-happy with black suspects
     Perhaps Blinded by Numbers
     JoT's Response
     Numbers Game
     JoT's Response

Sombran Clerics
from my D&D campaign

Marines in Heaven
slamming on a political cartoon

Sombran Calendar
for the Elysombra campaign

Magic Item Slots
how many can you wear at once?

Arduin Grimoire
the coolest RPG book ever

"Christ" and "God"
we-all vs. we-others

Lao Tzu
my favorite wise man

Three Kings in the Manger
not

Act of War
The 9/11 attacks were acts of war, not mere crimes
     Jay's Response
JoT's Response

2001

Fantasty Combat Matrix
flashback to 1973

Is it fair to call the terrorists "monotheist extremists"?
calling a Wahhabi a Wahhabi

Selling Newborns

My God-Given Right to be an Atheist

Love and Hate
opposites?

DragonRaid
Christian RPG from the 80s

Demons and Devils
in my D&D campaign

Saudi Arabia
why we got jacked

Flannery's The Eternal Frontier
North America's ecological history

Samson as Terrorist
Sunday school hero revisited

Creation Information Center
Seven Wonders of Mount St. Helens

Yahweh as Bully
trees of knowledge and life

How About Gender Profiling?
as a way to combat terrorism

Jihad Hub
updated random sentences on the topic

Elysombra Player Introduction
from my D&D campaign

Air Land Sea
new game sheet for addition instead of multiplication

Public Education as Justice

Can the secular West and Muslim extremism co-exist?

"Race Gap" in Education

US Provocations
questionable deeds of the US (not to be misunderstood as justifaction for killing thousands of civilians)

Junior High Race Riot 1978
a personal account

Mound-builders
racist theory of yesteryear

Are Jews "Pigs and Monkeys"?
what the Koran says

Omari Tahir's Mayoral Candidacy Statement
with notes for non-Seattlites

Kid Game: Air Land Sea
new and improved game sheet

ehova's Clones
The JWs and personal identity
     Response to "Jehovah's Clones"
Rev Calls Me on the "Self" Issue
     Real as a Rock
my response to Rev on the "Self"

Jay Muses About Alphabets