Even in the current political climate in the United States, some things make us proud to be Americans. I could scarcely believe my eyes when I saw the police chief of our fourth largest city take on the Republicans in …
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Perhaps the take-away here is that progress takes time, but destruction doesn’t. Though the environmental movement has struggled against the power of greed and corporate influence, it’s done so with considerable success over the better part of a century. Yet …
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Perhaps policing in the United States could benefit from a set of guidelines as to when it’s improper to spray bullets at random times and mow down innocent people. Then we’ll need guidelines that ensure that police read and understand …
I found this hard to believe when I first came across it. Sure, this church is in California; one won’t find this in Oklahoma, but seriously? Showing the three held in separate cages topped with barbed wire? The baby Jesus …
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We all have Trump supporters in our lives. My wife Becky has close connections to several women from her high school days, and to her chagrin, a couple of them fall into this category.
Many of us are trying to make sense of the deadening of Americans’ souls and the demise of our traditional values of compassion, community, responsibility, and mutual support. This whole thing became much clearer in just the few minutes it …
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Good news: According to Amtrak’s preliminary Fiscal Year 2019 (Oct. 1, 2018-Sept. 30, 2019) report, the railroad set ridership, revenue and financial performance records toward its FY 2020 goal of “achieving operational break-even.”
“What the hell happened?” Precisely one thing: the so-called “winners” won and the “losers” lost. Wealth, slowly at first, gradually accelerating, now at a full gallop, has eroded our democracy. It was a multi-pronged attack:
Ike’s statement here reminds us of how thoroughly we’ve lost our way. First, the U.S. military is the ultimate entitlement. Nothing whatsoever is ever done to curtail its growth. We call it our “Defense Department,” but it’s used to intimidate …
I’ve seen the argument at the left before, and I find it compelling. Obviously, there are aspects of academia that are not subject to bias whatsoever. Regardless of what you believe politically, “should have went” is bad grammar and sodium …
