Starlight Essays

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

I Am Rubber, You Are Glue

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Following is my reply to a left-wing blogger ranting about a right-wing author's claim that liberals are fascists: I swear, it'...
Saturday, May 10, 2014

On Suppressing Dissent

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It just occurred to me when reading about Sophie Scholl: governments that suppress dissenting speech are making a huge strategic error. I ca...
Thursday, April 3, 2014

Getting Money Out of Politics

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In McCutcheon v. FEC, the Supreme Court reaffirmed its opinion first stated in Citizens United v. FEC that campaign contributions are speech...
Sunday, February 9, 2014

The Inherent Cultural Imperialism of Talking About What Poor People Eat

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Wow, I was so hopeful reading "Chitlins, Tradition and Food Justice" by Carolyn Wysinger . When she started talking about tragedy-...
Thursday, January 16, 2014

What's good for the goose...

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I saw a post on a liberal page on Facebook criticizing Republicans for thinking the nation would be better off if everyone had guns and nobo...
Sunday, January 12, 2014

Goosebump Politics: Warriors and Worriers

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My kids were watching "Goosebumps" for the first time tonight. For those not familiar, it was a TV show in the '90s made from...
Saturday, January 11, 2014

Such things occur to me throughout the day

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I've had a number of random thoughts bumping around in my head that may or may not open some interesting discussion:  I've long f...
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Wayne A. Shingler
Wayne is an urban farmer and local food activist in Columbus, Ohio, who writes on a variety of topics including resiliency, self-reliance, social justice, localization, and political issues. (You can read his farm blog at http://frijolitofarm.com/blog/, or his other blog, Relearning Humanity, at https://relearninghumanity.wordpress.com/. )

Before going into farming, Wayne worked as a police officer, security guard, handyman, landscaper, teaching assistant, fur trapper, woodcarver, conveyor mechanic, Wal-Mart drone, food service worker, and Army Reservist, among other things. As Robert A. Heinlein said, "Specialization is for insects."

Wayne is married to Mayda, an independent web designer (unlimitedmedia.com). They have two young children together, Noah and Amalie. Wayne also has two grown children from a previous marriage.
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