The Three Wise Men and Christmas. A Restorationist Story
Restoring the Story Behind the Distorted Tradition Prelude I’ve been taking a deep dive into Christmas traditions — not the ones printed on greeting cards or sung in carols, but the older, quieter details that sit beneath the surface. Along the way, I’ve…
Read MoreHow Media, Social Media, and Memes Sustain False Narratives
Modern media ecosystems — from legacy newsrooms to algorithm‑driven platforms to the meme economy — share a structural incentive that has nothing to do with truth: they must capture attention. Attention is the currency that sustains them. And attention…
Read MoreDead Man’s Files
Why a Dead Man’s Files Are Believed Over a Thousand Living Women A Restorationist Prelude: I recently examined a meme I stumbled across online. It posed a simple question, and I assumed the answer would be equally simple. It wasn’t. I prefer things that…
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