About Martha Sherwood
Be sure to visit Martha's Artists Gallery linked below.
On Being a Moral Person II
The author lists some of the practices she has established to ensure that she lives a moral life in an impersonal consumer-driven society.
On Being a Moral Person I
Am I, as a citizen of the United States of America, culpable in the excesses of Amero-globalism even though I feel utterly impotent to effect any change? It is a moral question which I have long debated personally, which has caused me many sleepless nights due to the gnawing of conscience. I don’t have any thrilling answers, but I have come up with some constructions which give me some peace of mind.
Ebola and AIDS: Is There A Connection? Part One: Equilibrium in Central Africa
These two lethal viral diseases, one rapidly fatal and one progressing slowly over a period of years, occur in animal populations in the same area of central Africa and have presumably entered the human population multiple times during the mllennia since humans appeared on earth. This article argues that the presence of a highly virulent disease like Ebola prevents establishment of HIV in populations by removing immunocompromised individuals before they can infect others.
How Can I Keep From Singing?
If anyone had told me, a decade ago, that I would find such satisfaction and pleasure from singing old hymns liberally laced with gloom and doom and Hellfire, I would probably have been incredulous.
Ask Lord Liverpool II: The Right to Remain Silent
The Second Earl of Liverpool is again asked to comment on a contemporary legal issue. This time it’s the introduction of a videotaped confession (in this case, a confession of murder) as evidence in court.
Insane Unless Proven Otherwise
The recent suicide of an apparently mentally normal acquaintance moved the author to speculate on how the presumption of insanity in cases of suicide, once a type of legal defense, has become a cultural assumption.
Ask Lord Liverpool
A voice from the past sounds off on contemporary social and political issues, in particular the question of whether or not to abolish the death penalty in Oregon.
Is Critical Thinking Un-American?
I am – notoriously - a critical thinker. My immediate reaction when solemnly presented with an allegedly true piece of information or self-proclaimed informed and authoritative opinion is to look for internal clues that all is not what it seems and … Read more →
Shantytowns and Upscale Developments
The contrast between homeless people living in makeshift plastic-covered huts in a church parking lot and a recent boom in building expensive apartments for students in Eugene, Oregon prompts the author to reflect on how growing inequity in income and access to the basic necessities of life has reached a morally unacceptable level in America.
A Stalk of Cabbage
Memories of leaner times, both her own and those of an older Russian acquaintance, lead the author to appreciate the abundance she enjoys now, especially during this festive season.
