Ben Sen's Blog
Politics, Culture and Religion Without Projections
Ben Sen
- Location
- New York, N.Y.,
- Birthday
- December 31
- Bio
- I'd rather be judged on the basis of my posts than anything written in my bio.
It's put down and gathered as a record of my experience and a response to what I see as the important issues in the world today. I don't pretend it's anything other than subjective.
The purpose is to analyse, interpret, express opinions, challenge the status quo, open a few doors, and entertain when the muse permits.
I heartily welcome ratings, comments and dialogue as that is what makes this media unique and valuable. It also keeps me honest and encouraged since I'm not getting paid. Take a risk and say something; it feels better.
The "conversation" is essential for the growth of the individual and the collective. I have faith it extends beyond the confines of what is said here.
"For it is necessary for awake people to be awake, or a breaking line may discourge us back to sleep, the signals we give--yes, no or maybe--should be clear: the darkness around us is deep."
From A RITUAL TO READ TO EACH OTHER by William Stafford
MY RECENT POSTS
- The Reluctant Poet
May 16, 2012 01:02PM - Club Med at My Age
May 02, 2012 01:10PM - How and Why to Plant Petunias
April 10, 2012 05:32PM - I Am A Writer
April 03, 2012 03:02PM - Book Review: Thinking the
Twentieth Century
March 21, 2012 06:49PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Czar:
I beg
your foregiveness. It's just
that there are so many
false
prophets
an…”
May 24, 2012 04:31PM - “Hey Czar:
When
you're done stamping your feet
and got it figured out I
hope
you…”
May 24, 2012 03:43PM - “You've become my source
of information and reliable
opinion
on the
matter.
The
&qu…”
May 24, 2012 01:45PM - “You're way to apocalytic
for my taste, and make far too
many
sweeping
generalizat…”
May 24, 2012 01:22PM - “grest article, being
Republican is like being
Catholic these
days,
reasonable fol…”
May 21, 2012 07:15PM
Ben Sen's Links
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- Editor’s Pick
- 2122 Views
- 53 Comments
On My Wife, Joan
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 1:50AM EDT
- 2881 Views
- 125 Comments
Stop Man Bashing
MARCH 2, 2009 10:43AM EST
- 971 Views
- 37 Comments
A Process: Make No Excuses
OCTOBER 12, 2009 7:29PM EDT
- 1549 Views
- 36 Comments
The Horrifying Price of Denial
APRIL 9, 2010 10:20AM EDT
- 4129 Views
- 59 Comments
CAMILLE PAGLIA'S DISAPPEARANCE
JANUARY 22, 2010 3:29PM EST
- 1621 Views
- 48 Comments
On Leading Two Lives
AUGUST 25, 2009 5:57PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 1853 Views
- 34 Comments
I Quit or A Scumbag is a Scumbag
AUGUST 10, 2010 8:21PM EDT
- 1983 Views
- 40 Comments
You Were Depressed, I Said This To Cheer You Up
NOVEMBER 6, 2009 10:30AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 1863 Views
- 38 Comments
My Battle With Mesothelioma
FEBRUARY 14, 2012 1:23PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 1267 Views
- 34 Comments
The Day I Stopped Being a Politically Correct Male
SEPTEMBER 23, 2008 1:52PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 1357 Views
- 44 Comments
What It Means to be a Subversive
NOVEMBER 27, 2008 12:52PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 1955 Views
- 35 Comments
On Meeting the Weather Underground
DECEMBER 10, 2008 10:12PM EST
- 1680 Views
- 53 Comments
The Israeli Right: Shadow of the Nazis
JANUARY 7, 2009 10:33AM EST
- 2174 Views
- 33 Comments
Why I'm No Longer a Roman Catholic
MARCH 19, 2010 6:24PM EDT
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- 3212 Views
- 29 Comments
My Love Affair with Michel de Montaigne
JANUARY 12, 2012 12:09PM EST
- 1161 Views
- 26 Comments
INFAMY
MARCH 24, 2009 9:00AM EDT
- 1000 Views
- 31 Comments
On the Second Anniversary of Joan's Death
SEPTEMBER 7, 2009 1:56PM EDT
- 1101 Views
- 32 Comments
My Greatest Synchronicities
JULY 25, 2011 2:55PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 3143 Views
- 29 Comments
The James Baldwin Revival
FEBRUARY 2, 2012 2:02PM EST
- 868 Views
- 23 Comments
Thanksgiving Celery
NOVEMBER 24, 2009 5:58PM EST
- 1212 Views
- 28 Comments
The Boomers Vs. Tom Brokaw
APRIL 29, 2010 1:16PM EDT
- 1148 Views
- 29 Comments
You Asked For My Pride Kerry Lauerman
JULY 1, 2009 9:20PM EDT
- 940 Views
- 31 Comments
Dad Had It Easier, In a Way
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009 8:37PM EDT
- 2410 Views
- 24 Comments
Story from the Great Depression
SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 9:52AM EDT
- 1289 Views
- 31 Comments
Jon Stewart Escapes Sudden Death
JULY 8, 2010 8:51AM EDT
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