Sitemap - 2026 - Interrogations & Meditations by RJ (IAMRJ.com)
The Cost of Bearing the MAGA Cross
You Can’t Make a City Affordable by Decree
The Perversion of Jesus' Politics
The "Right" President Is the Wrong Answer
The People the President Failed to Mention
Trump's Rhetoric vs. the Reality of War
Why Participation Matters—Even When It Changes Nothing
The "No Kings" Nonsense: Round 3 (UPDATED)
Bahá’í Social Vision and the Perils of Good Intentions
Taxes and the Discipline of Mobility
Does a Rainbow Flag Make Educators "Groomer Teachers"?
When the Law Refuses to See What Everyone Else Can
Is the Consumption of Political News Consuming You?
Purchased Voluntarily, Paid Involuntarily
Americans Pay for Wars in More Ways Than Most Realize—And That's the Problem
Photography Is Not Just “Writing With Light”
We Need a Press that Can Be Challenged, Not One that Must Comply
Trump, “Genetics,” and the Dire Need for Limited Government
For Now, It's Still 'Man Over Machine' in U.S. Copyright Law
The Way of the Starving Artist
Is Photography a Planetary Memory System?
Images in Authoritarian Context
'The Ad Hominem Turn' in Modern History
Religion, the Constitution, and Persistent Confusion
The Disastrous "Job Market" Myth
The Tyrannical Reign of Iran's "Religious Leader"
Photography's War on War Propaganda
Comforting Lies and Complex Laws
The Narrow Strait and the Narrowing Margin for Error
The Gravitational Pull of War Authorizations that Never Expire
The Language that Always Makes War Feel Inevitable
Faith Should Judge Politics, Not Echo It
The Most Fascinating Thing About Photography
Thinking Clearly About Open Borders
The Political Calculus of Self-condescension
The 10 Commandments and the #1 Job of Educators
The Supreme Tariff Lie Americans Just Fell For
Leave Us Alone! Frederick Douglass' Lessons on Liberty
When Will Anti-ICE Protesters Notice Black Families?
Why We Can’t Stop Staring at the Presidency
Jeffrey Epstein Associate Ruins School Picture Day for Thousands of Students
The Mechanical Myth: Why Generative-AI Won't Kill the Art of Photography
Michael Jordan and a Culture that Cannot Wait
Obama: An Intimate Portrait Revisited
Only Death Could End Eddie Carvery's Lifelong Protest in Africville
The Photographer, the “Models,” and the Epstein Network
An Open Letter to the Phenomenal Woman of My Dreams
What We Cannot Grant to Machines
Why We Hate to Love Like Jesus
Traffic Jams Teach Us About Government, Not Patience
Love as a Meme vs. Love that Matters
We Must Practice Freedom to Protect and Preserve It
Racism, Antiracism, and Black Folk Who Aren't Distracted by Either
The Hidden Costs of Filming Law Enforcement
The Haitian Window to the Soul of America's Immigration System
The Invisible Judge Behind Today’s Images
The Klan Act Isn't What You Think It Is
What People Obsessing Over the Epstein Files Are Overlooking
"I'm a Journalist": Don Lemon's Magic Press Pass
The More I Photograph, the More I See God
A Church Is Not a Town Square, and the First Amendment Is Not a Costume
Apples, Oranges, and that Darned Internet
When Coherence Is a Cage: A Defense of the Inconsistent Body of Work
No Exit Ramp, No Freedom: Anarchism Made Plain
Part 2 - Gun Possession and the Wisdom We Should Possess
Gun Possession and the Wisdom We Should Possess
UPDATED: How Anti-ICE Protests Can Force Real Immigration Reform
Are Anti-ICE Protesters Giving Congress a Pass?
Greenland Wants Sovereignty, But It Needs Freedom
Vital Lessons from the "Board of Peace"
The Art of Resisting Presidential Power: What Every American Should Know
The Power of Photography in the Age of Generative AI
King's "World House" and Today's Immigration Debate
Dumb Lemon and the Mangling of the First Amendment
When Light No Longer Touches Skin
The Absurdity of Power Receiving "Peace" Prizes
"Some Politeness, But More Civility"
“Reverse Discrimination” Beyond the Rhetoric and Emotional Reactions
What the Coarse Language of Politicians Is Really Saying
Politics as a Perpetual Crisis of Legitimacy
The Myth of Anti-Establishment Sentiment
The Disconnect Between Law, Policies, and Public Outrage Over the Use of Deadly Force
Jesus: The Artist Museums Cannot Name or Exhibit
SCOTUS, Deadly Force, and Renee Nicole Good
The Long Conversation Between Photographers and “AI”
Legislative Abdication and Death in Minneapolis
The Demand and Supply of Political Hypocrisy
Again, a President Overreaches and Americans Overlook the Real Problem
The Cold Truth About "the Warmth of Collectivism"
Venezuela and the Comforting Lie of Overwhelming Power