Author Archives: samuelbarbour

Why do people hold beliefs? Think about it on a mundane level. If you get in your car, and turn on the radio, and you hear the weatherman talking about rain, why do you believe him? A disembodied voice is telling you one thing or another about the future, and we all know that voiceContinue reading “Makebelieve”

Why write a blog? There are already too many blogs on the internet. Too many words, too many plots, and not enough time to connect all the dots. I have discerned a blog shaped hole in the world, a place to put some thoughts I have been carrying with me awhile. I do not knowContinue reading “Breaking into the Blogosphere”

In 2015, this website was used by my partner and I for the purposes of our wedding. Now that we’re happily married, I’m taking it over as a place to write about all the stuff I want to write about (politics, economics, history, culture, and so on). Stay tuned!