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Ishmael's Legacy

Thinking for yourself in a world of manipulative messaging.

Author: Bill Ingram

Posted on March 20, 2023

The Art of The Lie

Posted on February 24, 2023

Are We Too Soft for Adjectives?

Posted on February 10, 2023February 13, 2023

In Pursuit of Jesus

Posted on January 24, 2023January 25, 2023

US House: Theater of the Absurd

Posted on December 27, 2022

When Santa Rides Away

Posted on December 14, 2022

It’s Time to Talk About Lucasfilm

Posted on December 12, 2022

Decoding Talking Points: Paul Whelan

Posted on December 5, 2022

Generation P(laylist)

Posted on November 10, 2022

The Storm on the Horizon

Posted on October 28, 2022

America’s (Pretend) Energy Crisis

Posted on October 17, 2022

The People of the Rock

Posted on September 24, 2022

Why Children Need Magic

Posted on September 22, 2022September 22, 2022

An Open Letter to Texas Senator Ted Cruz

Posted on August 31, 2022

Teaching: A Different Perspective

Posted on August 30, 2022

Taking A Walk

Posted on July 19, 2022

The Final Curtain Call

Posted on May 25, 2022

Beating Inflation 101

Posted on May 10, 2022

The Truth About Abortion

Posted on May 4, 2022

Cell Phone Zombies?

Posted on April 20, 2022

Thoughts On Resurrection

Posted on April 8, 2022

America 2.0 – Reimagining Public Education

Posted on March 22, 2022

America 2.0 – Reimagining Democracy

Posted on March 2, 2022

The Truth About Gas Prices

Posted on February 18, 2022

Racism and America’s Classrooms

Posted on February 8, 2022

What Biden Should Admit About COVID-19

Posted on January 31, 2022

Off White and the Seven Ummmm…

Posted on January 21, 2022January 21, 2022

The Myth of “Free” Money

Posted on January 11, 2022

The Real Magic of Harry Potter

Posted on December 21, 2021December 21, 2021

A New Christmas Story

Posted on December 11, 2021December 27, 2022

Brief But Spectacular: Santa Claus

Posted on December 7, 2021

Sunrise, Sunset

Posted on December 2, 2021

The Next Great American Plague

Posted on November 11, 2021

The Truth About Critical Race Theory

Posted on November 3, 2021

Some Real Talk About the Minimum Wage

Posted on October 26, 2021

Conspiracy? Or Conspiracy Theory?

Posted on October 21, 2021

Rational Adulting is Getting Harder

Posted on October 6, 2021

The Real Reason for Record Unemployment

Posted on September 24, 2021

Facebook is Not the Problem with America

Posted on September 16, 2021

The Lost History

Posted on September 1, 2021

Special Education: Handicapping America

Posted on August 19, 2021

Armchair Quarterbacking Afghanistan

Posted on August 10, 2021August 10, 2021

Is It Time to Mandate Vaccines?

Posted on August 4, 2021

Seashells and Waterfalls

Posted on July 22, 2021

The Order In Which It Was Received

Posted on June 30, 2021

Social Media Is NOT News

Posted on June 8, 2021June 8, 2021

America Suffering From Cruelty Sickness?

Posted on May 27, 2021

Getting Out of Your Mind

Posted on May 24, 2021

Religious, But Not Spiritual

Posted on May 17, 2021

Self-Fulfilling Headlines

Posted on May 7, 2021

The Power of the Road Trip

Posted on April 26, 2021

Time To Restore The Fairness Doctrine

Posted on April 15, 2021April 15, 2021

Be Afraid! Very Afraid!!

Posted on April 13, 2021

Voter Suppression Is Not the Answer

Posted on April 9, 2021

We Walk the Last Mile Alone

Posted on March 25, 2021

Santa Claus and Jesus: A Parable

Posted on March 1, 2021

I Speak For the Trees

Posted on February 24, 2021

Most People Don’t Change

Posted on February 20, 2021

Prayer and Meditation

Posted on February 13, 2021

One Quick Edit Fixes The Star Wars Sequels

Posted on February 12, 2021

The Importance of the Journey

Posted on February 2, 2021February 3, 2021

A Liberal Questions $15 Minimum Wage

Posted on January 26, 2021

Exciting News About Heaven (Really!)

Posted on January 20, 2021

It’s Time to Talk About the Truth

Posted on January 19, 2021

The Strength in Silence

Posted on January 12, 2021

Kindness Is A Super Power

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

Work Hard As Self-Fulfillment

Posted on December 15, 2020December 15, 2020

An Attitude of Gratitude

Posted on December 2, 2020December 2, 2020

Overcoming Worry

Posted on November 30, 2020

The Magic of Avoiding Anger

Posted on November 20, 2020

The Power of Living For Today

Posted on October 30, 2020

Another Fine Socialism Myth

Posted on October 21, 2020

Is Physical Media Poised for a Big Comeback?

Posted on October 20, 2020October 30, 2020

Meditation on John 3:17 (not 16)

Posted on October 16, 2020October 30, 2020

The Stupidity of Political Ads

Posted on October 12, 2020October 30, 2020

The Fallacy of the Hot Button Issue

Posted on September 16, 2020October 30, 2020

The Shapes of My Signing

Posted on August 26, 2020

Why Educators Hate the School Voucher Concept

Posted on August 20, 2020August 26, 2020

Senators Like John Cornyn (TX) Must Go

Posted on August 18, 2020August 26, 2020

Why the US Postal Service is Under Siege

Posted on August 6, 2020August 26, 2020

Star Wars Episode II – A Division in The Force

Posted on August 5, 2020August 26, 2020

The Demonization of J.K. Rowling

Posted on July 25, 2020August 26, 2020

Is Portland A Sign of Things to Come?

Posted on July 13, 2020August 26, 2020

How Does America Go Forward?

Posted on July 2, 2020August 26, 2020

The Modern-Day Tower of Babel

Posted on June 30, 2020August 26, 2020

America in Extreme Overreaction Mode

Posted on June 10, 2020August 26, 2020

Return of the Wild, Wild West?

Posted on June 2, 2020June 2, 2020

America Rioting In All the Wrong Places

Posted on May 31, 2020

COVID-19 and the Fallacy of Dieting

Posted on May 20, 2020

Why Harrison Ford is Wrong About Han Solo

Posted on May 9, 2020

COVID-19: America’s IQ Test

Posted on May 6, 2020

Star Wars Episode I: The Chosen One

Posted on April 27, 2020

Time To Silence Star Wars Critic Trolls

Posted on April 11, 2020

The Fallacies of the Trump/Biden Election

Posted on April 2, 2020

Ishmael and America’s Pandemic Panic

Posted on March 22, 2020

Is COVID-19 Part of World War III?

Posted on March 15, 2020

Lessons of The Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Posted on March 6, 2020March 6, 2020

The Real Danger Donald Trump Represents

Posted on February 24, 2020

A Memo To Bernie Sanders Supporters

Posted on February 21, 2020

Are Smart Phones Making Kids Dumber?

Posted on February 13, 2020March 27, 2020

Inside Education’s Must-Pass Test

Posted on February 6, 2020

When Opinion Becomes Fact

Posted on January 29, 2020March 27, 2020

Perspective: The Big, Scary Word “Socialism!”

Posted on January 22, 2020March 27, 2020

Special Education Isn’t So Special Anymore

Posted on January 16, 2020March 27, 2020

The Evolution of Fake Star Wars “News”

Posted on January 15, 2020

Ishmael and Marriage Equality

Posted on January 8, 2020January 15, 2020

Ishmael and the Politics of Division

Posted on January 7, 2020January 15, 2020

Ishmael and Jesus

Posted on January 5, 2020January 22, 2020

Manufactured Anger

Posted on January 3, 2020January 22, 2020

Call Me Ishmael….

Posted on January 3, 2020January 4, 2020

Ishmael Thinking

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