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Tom Ellis

Trauma Therapy for the Trumpocalypse

Most of us who have some semblance of decency, rationality, and moral clarity (a category which necessarily excludes all who have slipped…

Feb 22

Feb 22

The Big Picture: Glomart and Gaia

“That that is, is.” — Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.

Feb 15

Feb 15

Thank you, Ricky, for another skillfully executed, well-researched assessment, unnerving though it…

Call it apocalypse or extinction, it is, unfortunately, the fate of all complex systems in dynamic homeostasis. They eventually unravel and…

Feb 15

Feb 15

Impeach Trump Now — before it’s far too late!

“When a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute…

Feb 10

Feb 10

Six Words — A Short Course in Satyagraha

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”―…

Feb 3

Six Words — A Short Course in Satyagraha

Feb 3

Profiles in Cowardice: Congress Certifies the Election.

“The only thing we have to fear is Fear itself.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt

Jan 7

Jan 7

Campaign for the Public Interest: A Proposal

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable…

Jan 3

Jan 3

The Two Worlds

Whether we know it or not, we all live in two worlds, simultaneously. By “worlds” I refer to complex adaptive systems, for which you can…

Jan 3

Jan 3

America is dead. Long live Gaia!

The fix is in, folks. The oligarchic regime that is determined to overthrow democracy has now been democratically elected. They will take…

Dec 29, 2024

Dec 29, 2024

Money versus Nature

“We have two choices: a Gaian future — or no future.” — Norman Myers

Dec 13, 2024

Dec 13, 2024

The Other Trifecta

As the vote count drew to an end in the recent election, many Republicans on my neighborhood social media network (Nextdoor) have been…

Dec 4, 2024

The Other Trifecta

Dec 4, 2024

Three Possible Initiatives for Dire Times

Life is one big road with lots of signs…

Dec 3, 2024

Dec 3, 2024

It’s Satyagraha Time

“The truth is an offense, but not a sin.” — Bob Marley

Nov 6, 2024

Nov 6, 2024

On the Verge of Tyranny

The United States of America no longer exists. It ended on July 1, 2024, almost exactly 248 years after the Declaration of Independence was…

Jul 6, 2024

Jul 6, 2024

Embracing Impermanence:

Advice for Younger Generations

May 27, 2024

May 27, 2024

RIP USA?

Thoughts on the Supreme Court Hearings on ‘Presidential Immunity’

Apr 28, 2024

RIP USA?

Apr 28, 2024

The Gnob:

The Unique and Glorious Book of Eternal, Unquestionable (or else!) Truth about Everything.

Apr 9, 2024

Apr 9, 2024

Gesthemane: A Secular Sermon

“O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt…

Feb 2, 2024

Gesthemane: A Secular Sermon

Feb 2, 2024

Imagine…Reality

What do John Lennon and Yuval Noah Harari have in common? At first glance, such a question seems absurd. John Lennon, as we all know, was…

Jan 24, 2024

Jan 24, 2024

Words, Words, Words:

The Delusions of AI Mania and Phobia

Jan 20, 2024

Jan 20, 2024

Tom Ellis

Tom Ellis

I am a retired English professor now living in Oregon, and a life-long environmental activist, Buddhist, and holistic philosopher.

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