Who Will MAGA Christian Nationalists Blame When Things Fall Apart? History tells us that every group needs a scapegoat when things go wrong. Rene Girard, in his seminal work, Violence and the Sacred, says a group torn apart by discord will turn to a scapegoat to blame and punish; this…

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Sex With Prisoners: Recollections of a Retired Prison Warden Case #3 of 3: The Teacher Prisoner Tommy Gutierrez, a serial rapist doing life with the possibility of parole, had a talent for organizing prisoners and ingratiating staff. Tommy had gained control over every prisoner organization including the prisoner chapter of…

Trump’s Legacy and Local Politics What in Hell Happened to Ottawa County, Michigan? Whether jailed or not, whether he’s nominated as a presidential candidate or not, whether again elected or not, Trump’s legacy is so firmly stamped on American politics that an urban guerrilla war is likely. How did this…

Sex With Prisoners: Recollections of a Retired Prison Warden The Officer Jake Johannson, the Deputy Warden of WCF, was on the line for Warden Biggie Biggins. “We need to talk. My office or yours?” “I’ll come to you, said Warden Biggins. “It’s time I make a round over there.” Western…

Dead Chickens Dateline: The Future, Ottawa County, Michigan The caged chickens died, rotting with their last laid eggs. Fugitive, sulphureous death fogs seeped from factory farms bearing clouds of obsidian flies that drove away creatures that could escape, leaving the fenced and restrained to die of pustular bites. The turkeys…

Sex With Prisoners (#1): Recollections of a Retired Prison Warden When ruminating on sex with prisoners, it is worthwhile to be mindful of what you contribute to the human condition. Illegal sex is a swirling swamp of needs and emotions; a Venn diagram of desire whose components are pleasure, excitement…

The Pastor, The Puppet, The Red Fairy of MAGA The Pastor watched the people leave his small West Michigan church. He knew the old would be back, but the young? He saw the young drift away, slowly but constantly, leaving the old to die with his church, along with 1,500…

MAGA/Christian Nationalist Local Political Lies: Why MAGA/OI Christian Nationalist Ottawa County Commissioners Lie. People are social and divide themselves into groups. Though those in one group can be compassionate, generous, and loving within their group, they can be aggressively competitive dehumanizing and deceitful to other groups to the point of…