Hackman's Musings

I saw the following picture this morning.  It accompanied an article on the PRI regarding Saudi women registering to vote for the first t...

This morning the Deseret News, one of Salt Lake's two primary newspapers, ran an opinion piece about the Book of Mormon musical. Being...

I have seen this meme come up a number of times from my Christian friends on Facebook. I struggle with whether to engage this discussion, ...

I have seen this posted no less than a dozen times in the past week. I agree with it on most levels, but I also see a dark side to its use...

Turning on the computer - June 26, 2015 Yesterday was a big day, and I spent a lot of it writing and reading on Facebook and various new...

Recently, my FB friend James Mulholland posted this quote and asked what people thought of it. “The worst moment for the atheist is whe...

Supergirl was leaked months ahead of its debut. I tend to think this "leak" is actually a beta testing. If so, I hope they make ...

Last week, I was using public transit to get to work. Occasionally, one gets a chatty bus driver. During our conversation it came up that ...

The Deseret News is a Utah newspaper owned by the LDS church.  As such, the newspaper has a highly edited feel.  It's not just bluntl...

I write quite a bit.  I enjoy the process of writing like I enjoy a good conversation. I believe written conversations have an advantage...