I’m a retired associate professor with degrees in theology, which means I’ve spent years poking at sacred cows and asking the questions most people try to avoid in college and university classrooms. My professional obsessions live at the junction of anthropology, modern culture, and technical communication—in other words, I’m interested in why we communicate the way we do, and how our tools twist the message. Before I landed in academia, I ran through the media gauntlet: advertising, broadcasting, education, journalism, marketing, public relations, print, and writing. I’m a media guy with theology degrees, which is a dangerous combination. Consider this fair warning: you’re going to find some disturbingly interesting pieces here.