Keith “Maggie” Brown

  • Apostle & Epistle

    The term apostle derives from L.L. apostolus, from Gk. apostolos “person sent forth,” from apostellein “to send away, to send forth,” from apo– “from” + stellein “to send.” One sent-forth is a messenger. To have a message is to be an apostle. Who sends forth the… Continue reading

  • Hidden Desire: Nietzsche, Gay Philosopher

    Most folks I know who focus on Nietzsche are very heteronormative. Yet Nietzsche as gay man has always made so much sense to me. Why do folks NOT read Nietzsche as a man who loved men, a man even more… Continue reading

    Hidden Desire: Nietzsche, Gay Philosopher
  • manufacturing resentment

    Analysts puzzle over why young Americans forgo things like banks and marriage and houses, and come up with answers like “preference for urban locations with lots of entertainment and lifestyle choices.” Indeed, terms like “preference” and “choice” still dominate media… Continue reading

    manufacturing resentment
  • The #perfect is the enemy of the #good

    Sitting around with the first occupiers of Zuccotti Park on the first anniversary of Occupy, I listened to one lovely young man talking about the rage that his peers, particularly his gender, often have. But, he added, fury is not… Continue reading

  • Heterotopia of Facebook

    Michel Foucault first introduced the notion of heterotopia in the preface of his 1966 book Les Mots et les Choses (translated in 1970 as The Order of Things), and further developed the concept in his famous lecture ‘Of Other Spaces’… Continue reading

    Heterotopia of Facebook
  • Jesse Williams: “We’re Done Watching Whiteness Use and Abuse Us”

    Actor Jesse Williams is best known for his role on the TV show “Grey’s Anatomy.” On Sunday night, he earned a standing ovation when he addressed the BET Awards. As he accepted the Humanitarian Award, Williams paid homage to police… Continue reading

    Jesse Williams: “We’re Done Watching Whiteness Use and Abuse Us”
  • BREAKING: Supreme Court Just Ruled that Domestic Abusers Can’t Have Guns | Mother Jones

    In a 6-2 decision, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that reckless domestic assaults can be considered misdemeanor crimes to restrict gun ownership. The decision comes as a major victory for women’s rights and domestic violence advocacy groups. Source: BREAKING:… Continue reading

  • SCOTUS decision reverses extreme Texas Law against Abortion Rights

    Today’s decision will allow all Texas clinics currently open to remain operational, paving the way for more clinics to reopen in the future. Moreover, the 5-3 decision sets a national precedent that will curtail how far all states can go to… Continue reading

    SCOTUS decision reverses extreme Texas Law against Abortion Rights
  • Ethics and The Unblocked Life

    Ethics: Acting in a situation with appropriate energy. Doing without overstepping what is necessary for life. (Where “life” is to be held as distinct from mere existence or survival.) And maybe that opens up the next query: What is life?… Continue reading

    Ethics and The Unblocked Life
  • Two Problems of Climate Ethics: Can we Lose the Planet but Save Ourselves?

    New publication by Alex Lee and Jordan Kincaid in Ethics, Policy & Environment. Access the PDF online… Follow the link to read the abstract for a preview… Source: Two Problems of Climate Ethics: Can we Lose the Planet but Save Ourselves? Continue reading

  • Forward motion learning

    This tendency extends to video as well, as experiments with video lectures and even Discovery Channel shows have shown. Increasing the tempo of a recording seems to stave off boredom and help people stay engaged. “With the slower pace, my… Continue reading

    Forward motion learning
  • Justice Sotomayor Ain’t Having the SCOTUS Ruling that Extends the Police State

    One by one, [Justice Sotomayor] ran through instances of a Supreme Court all too willing to grant police more power to detain, arrest and search citizens — based on pretextual reasons, the way they look, or even suspicion that they had… Continue reading

  • Violence All Too Common Against LGBT People in USA

    In a 2011 analysis of FBI hate-crime statistics, the Southern Poverty Law Center found that “LGBT people are more than twice as likely to be the target of a violent hate-crime than Jews or black people” Continue reading

    Violence All Too Common Against LGBT People in USA
  • Republicans cannot even be honest about what happened in Orlando

    If you are about to defend Republicans in this country on their anti-LGBTQ platform, please refrain from the “Hate the sin, love the sinner” bullshit and the “family values” poppycock.  If you think Republican words and actions do not add fire to the… Continue reading

    Republicans cannot even be honest about what happened in Orlando
  • Tabernacle inertia

    I would drift out sightless upon the water of the endless abyss obliviated of every memory and forgetting expectations.  I would glide zigzagging the trade winds of exchange becoming a whisper of what was yet never could be.   I… Continue reading

  • Tolerating power

    Even when you do not like or respect given authority figures, most of us will respond without resistance to such POWER (mana) up to the point this becomes intolerable or those who wield authority become powerless. As human tolerance at… Continue reading

  • thus, here we are

    Softly a memory Sneaking up alongside Overtakes a heart And joy mingles with sadness Blessing a moment With the presence of those Who can never remain forgotten Thus, here we are Together Continue reading

    thus, here we are
  • Tell all the truth but tell it slant

    Tell all the truth but tell it slant — Success in Circuit lies Too bright for our infirm Delight The Truth’s superb surprise As Lightning to the Children eased With explanation kind The Truth must dazzle gradually Or every man… Continue reading

    Tell all the truth but tell it slant