“Warism — taking war for granted as morally acceptable,
even morally required — is the primary obstacle to peace.”

— Duane L. Cady (1946 – )

What’s On My Mind?

“…Thy will be done on earth…”

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Duane Cady

“…Thy will be done on earth…” Hayward United Methodist Church July 17, 2022 Warning: I spent forty years as a college professor, so I expect you to take notes, have a short quiz, and be prepared to discuss these issues during coffee hour. Preface: What follows was inspired by Sandy. She’s not to blame for what I say today, but…

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It Was a Slap

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Duane Cady

It was a Slap Come on people; it was a slap. We get worked up when an actor loses his temper momentarily and slaps a comedian in response to a cruel joke aimed at the actor’s wife –due to the look of her hair, a condition caused by a disease. Critics from all corners insist “there is no place for…

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Book Banning

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Duane Cady

Banning books is, once again, in the news. The current iteration, across many states, is likely a consequence of the public outcry over Critical Race Theory (CRT), even though most public enemies of CRT don’t understand what it is. In fact, calls to ban Critical Race Theory have become code for “disallow any and all school curricular materials that develop…

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Henry Aaron…and Me

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Duane Cady

I was born and raised in Milwaukee. When I was almost 7 – in June of 1953— I went with mom, grandma and grandpa to my first professional baseball game. I think the Braves were playing the Phillies. Walking through the parking lot at Milwaukee County Stadium, on our way to the gate for our seats, grandpa asked me, “Who’s…

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White Rage

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Duane Cady

We know what caused the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Yes, the President encouraged the protesters he gathered to support his effort to upend the election results, to “take back America,” to “fight, fight, fight.” President Trump urged domestic terrorism, but he didn’t cause it. The real cause of the violent storming of the Capitol, threatening…

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Plato on US Politics

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Duane Cady

A 2,400 Year-old Lesson We Should Learn Everybody knows philosophy is useless. Philosophers have their heads in the clouds having nothing to do with events on the ground. Parents of university students want their kids to earn MD, JD, or MBA degrees, not a philosophy degree. I have been teaching philosophy to undergraduates for over forty years. Current events call…

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Remembering Nancy J. Holland

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Duane Cady

Dr. Nancy Holland, Professor of Philosophy Emerita at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, was born on September 3, 1947, and died peacefully January 25, 2020, two years after her cancer diagnosis. She said she was not in pain through her months of treatment. She kept reading, enjoyed time with her family and friends, and worked to outline two fantasy…

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Reparations Considered

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Duane Cady

Reparations Considered Now that reparations have entered the 2020 presidential campaign, it’s time to have a serious look at who, what, and why. What about when and where? When has been put off for hundreds of years already, so don’t hold your breath. Where? Here, in the US. The notion of reparations has been cycling politically since the Emancipation Proclamation…

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Remembering Mulford Q. Sibley

Posted on May 20, 2019 by

I met Mulford Q. Sibley in the fall of 1972. A colleague and I were working to start a new chapter of the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union, one near our college in rural Minnesota, so we invited Professor Sibley of the Political Science Department at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus. He was kind enough to come, spoke on…

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The United Methodist Church Decision on GLBT Policy: An Open Letter

Posted on April 1, 2019 by

I have written the pastor of my United Methodist Church in Hayward, Wisconsin resigning my sixty-year membership in the United Methodist Church (UMC). I have sent this letter to my pastor, to two area Bishops, and to the President of the United Methodist Council of Bishops, with copies to thirty-five pastor friends. This is not an easy decision for me,…

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