Greetings from Alison Wiley here in Portland, Oregon. I'm a writer/doer/thinker who lives happily by putting people, nature and God ahead of accumulating more stuff. Read more →
Happy Memorial Day. I recently had a conversation with a new friend, Cynthia, who had grown up in a military family. (I met her in the excellent week-long Nia dance intensive I just completed). Cynthia and I agreed that as painful as the Vietnam War was for all concerned, the fact that it involved a [...]
Tags: BL1961·draft·income taxes·Memorial Day·military·Vietnam war·war
Research shows that the body politic is not just a phrase: our physiological wiring can influence how we vote. People who support heavy military spending, wiretapping etc. are more likely to startle easily at loud noises and threatening images. The wiring of our bodies affects our desire for protection, and therefore our politics. Now, I [...]
Tags: bipartisan politics·critical thinking·culture·Democrat·military·physiology·Republican·voting
I respect the Oregonian for running a large front-page story this Sunday morning on the prevalence of military personnel who get raped — by fellow military personnel. In particular, I respect Jeff Elizalde for going public with the fact that this happened to him 30 years ago. He has guts. Why am I covering this [...]
Tags: life·military·Oregonian·rape·sexual assault
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