A friend accused me of having “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”

From immigration to healthcare, foreign aid to the erosion of empathy, I break down why I speak out against Trumpism—not because I’m obsessed, but because I believe the Gospel compels us to. We’ll talk about the politics of grievance, the cost of silence, and why loving your neighbor might mean challenging the systems that harm them.

This isn’t about left vs. right. It’s about decency, truth, and whether Christianity in America can still look like Jesus.

Topics Covered:

• What is Trump Derangement Syndrome?
• Faith vs. grievance politics
• Immigration and the sin of empathy
• The Big Beautiful Bill and healthcare
• USAID, DEI, and foreign policy fallout
• Can a divisive tone ever be holy?
• Is MAGA a Christian movement—or just claiming to be?

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Three autistic girls were "disinvited" from playing on a homseschool coop volleyball team recently.

In this episode we look at:

How you can argue anything from the Bible

How to balance the needs of the many vs the needs of the few

What our aspirational goals might be (inclusion) vs. what we can do.

Enjoy and please like and share! As an independent philosophy podcast we need your help to grow.

This last two week period has been one of the craziest of my life.

In this episode I take a philospical look at how we survive and thrive through chaos, uncertainty, and health challenges. For me that's included funerals, hospitalizations, political protests, guests, assassinations, business uncertainty, selling cars, and the rumblings of war.

Also the state of diplomacy now? It's decidely less great. Make Diplomacy Great Again!

In this episode we consider the nature of truth:

What does it mean for a thing to be true?

What does it mean to be "true for me" and "true for you"?

In science things are "true to the best of our current understanding."

Lastly, there are truths that are if/then propositions. IF this is granted, THEN this follows.

This is a very interesting subject I've been thinking about for years. I hope you enjoy it!

In this episode, I talk about life as a caregiver, grief, politics, faith, and the strange process of being radicalized by basic human decency. It’s a personal one. There’s some ranting, some reflecting, some philosophizing, a sunrise, and probably too much caffeine.

Also, I thought we were pro-life?

Welcome to the first episode of the Friendly Neighbhorhood Philosopher podcast! I was inspired by Northern Exposure's Chris in the Morning to become a philosphy major and for the last 30 years I've been thinking philosophically about pretty much everything.

In this episode:

How does our philosophical (or theological) outlook help us weather hardship?

How did current evangelicals get so far off of Christ's teachings?

What are the social effects of negative polarization?