Author Archives: Jeff Kisling

I’m sorry to have been absent from here for a bit.  Fortunately, it is for good reason. I’ve been occupied with progress being made related to the Quaker Social Change Ministry (QSCM) program.  As I’ve written before, North Meadow Circle … Continue reading →

Alarming as the political rise of Donald Trump is, it is easy to focus on him rather than the reasons for his success.  It really is beside the point to list all of the negative things about him and his … Continue reading →

Although I tend to dwell on how few problems there are with not having a car when I try to talk people out of having one, there are times that are more challenging than others.  This map shows the 2 mile … Continue reading →

I barely had time to savor Bernie Sander’s New Hampshire victory, when the story appeared about the Supreme Court temporarily blocking the President’s Clean Power Plan until it hears and decides the case.  The liberal justices dissented from the order. … Continue reading →

Those of us who worried about a “free” press when media companies were allowed to create media monopolies are seeing our fears come true. In December, when it couldn’t be hidden that Bernie Sanders received 1/30th  (not 1/2 or 1/4, … Continue reading →

Flint, Michigan, is the unfortunate, glaring example of what happens when governments are seen as businesses.  Michigan governor Rick Snyder, an accountant, replaced the democratically elected mayor and city council of Flint with a business manager whose goal was to deal … Continue reading →

This is the story of the experiences of North Meadow Circle of Friends, an unprogrammed meeting in downtown Indianapolis, that were triggered by the killing of Michael Brown August 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri, and where that has led us. … Continue reading →

As I’ve mentioned, a number of Quaker meetings spend one Sunday morning a month discussing that month’s set of questions, or queries.  The purpose is to provide a focus for sharing about our spiritual beliefs on the subject.  This month’s … Continue reading →

Michael Moore, a Flint native, has written an eloquent and accurate analysis of the situation in Flint, Michigan.  The headline is “How can you help Flint?  Do not send us bottles of water.  Instead, join us in a revolt.” He … Continue reading →

Yesterday I wrote about a leading I had to urge people to respond to the Flint, Michigan, water crisis–Sound the Alarm.    Michael Moore has an excellent response web page here. Leadings are difficult to explain.  As a scientist I work … Continue reading →