I am using Facebook as if it were my blog now, which feels scattered, ineffectual and disingenuous, especially with some bleak attempts (as they are) at thoughtful discourse mixed in with what-are-you-doing-right-now sorts of communiques. (“My puppy wagged his tail at me and I gave him a bone. Brought warm …
There are compelling reasons for the U.S. to develop alternative energy sources, and compelling reasons for all Americans to change their lifestyle and to begin conserving resources. But global warming does not have to be one of them. I’m not sure that global warming can be one of them. Yes, …
[This is an editorial written by my wife Cheryl and me in 2004. Amendment 3 to the Utah Constitution passed handily that November. It disallowed gay rights, including marriage.] The Emperors Have No Clothes as They Sally Forth in Utah to Vote on Amendment 3 by Cheryl and David Pace …
Recently, a clergyman from the religion of my childhood, gave a speech to a group who fervently believes in reparative therapy for gays and lesbians. His comment was that being gay was not in one’s “DNA.” According to the Salt Lake Tribune, “[Elder Bruce] Hafen spent a large portion of …
Here is what I posit: Everything implicates all of us. All Americans are implicated by the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 even if we were not the hijackers of the planes that rammed the Pentagon, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center or the empty field in Pennsylvania. We …
