Archive for March, 2021
Original Intent to Suppress the Vote
Thursday, March 25th, 2021People who scream about the “original intent†of the Constitution too often don’t know the “original intentâ€. Or if they do understand the “original intentâ€, they want to use it to restrict their neighbors’ hard won freedoms. Voting rights clearly fall into the second category. The Constitution originally intended voting restrictions. States had the right […]
Act of Terrorism in Grayson County
Thursday, March 18th, 2021Studying history shouldn’t take a profile in courage. Too many people want history to be a safe space for ancestor worship. History is part of the humanities. We study humans. Humans can be beautiful. They can be ugly. We should try to replicate the beauty and avoid the ugly. We can’t do either if we […]
American Recovery Plan
Thursday, March 11th, 2021Joe Biden promised to “Build Back Better.†The liberals in Congress just passed the American Recovery Plan. They set the agenda because Democrats won elections for the House, Senate and the Presidency,. Liberals believe government programs can, and should, alleviate suffering. Conservatives reject this approach. They believe individuals should be left to struggle on their […]
Progressive America
Thursday, March 4th, 2021I am proud to live in Modern America. America is a progressive country. Our democracy allows us to create laws to improve our lives. Over the past 230 years much has changed for the better. The progress has been slow but steady. In the 1820s white laborers won the right to vote. In the 1870s […]