Brad Mathews, Author

Thoughts on society and culture

  • Take This Blue Pill and Call Me in the Morning

    In times of planetary crisis, it becomes easier for us to ignore the spectacular planet we call home. Under lockdown and stay-home orders, many of us pine for the great outdoors. We suddenly have so much time and too little to fill it with. Even if you have not experienced the pleasure or misfortune of…

  • Changing the Discussion

    Lost somewhere amidst the swirling torrent of news surrounding the current COVID-19 madness lies another disaster, lurking just beneath the surface as our society grapples with a major crisis. If you are familiar with the way the news industry operates, it is easy to see why one issue is ignored in favor of covering the…

  • We Have a Conspiracy for That

    Have you ever wondered whether NASA faked the moon landings, Hillary Clinton ran a pedophilia ring in the basement of a pizzeria, or the US Government has allowed lizard people to infiltrate us, steal our thoughts and melt our brains? I have some perhaps comforting news (the real kind, not the kind that people yell…

  • Your Pronouns are My Pronouns

    Lost somewhere in the daily deluge of COVID-19 coverage, you can find lesser-known, but still important stories of social interest. Some deserve more light than others. If my blog is to accomplish anything, it is to shine a light in dark recesses where the vulnerable have been hiding. We need a new lens through which…

  • PANdemIC in the USA

    As the world around us crumbles into a dissonant sphere of chaos, we must seek perspective while maintaining vigilance. To balance all the perilous extremes our society now faces, we need to look within ourselves to find meaning. As it stands now, that may be our only choice. Misinformation explodes around us, infecting us each…

  • Bible-Bashing and the Rod of Iron

    The constant internet warfare we have to contend with these days can be neither won nor lost. It is ongoing and leaves no stone unturned. The nature of science is repeatedly pitted against the nature of religion as if the two are mortal enemies in a joust for cultural dominance. Specific battles are too many…

  • Wayfaring

    Many threads come together to form the social fabric we all know and love. The strands are interwoven into a rich tapestry we call our culture. I’m about to pull at one of those threads, not to unravel or debase it, but to study its place as a component of the whole. When an object…

  • Perspective is Everything

    On my daily commute home from the office, I pass by a pair of mirrored, L-shaped residential structures. As I exit the freeway and approach these buildings from the south, I see that these buildings look rather unimpressive. Visually, I am presented with a narrow, uninspiring blank wall with a column of square windows near…

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