Archive for March, 2023
Gun Safety
Thursday, March 30th, 2023On March 27, 2023 a shooter blasted their way into Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee. In a matter of minutes the shooter killed three nine year old children and three adults. Armed with two military style assault rifles the shooter then took up a sniper position on the second floor and ambushed the police. Somebody […]
Honesty Is The Best Policy
Thursday, March 23rd, 2023While honesty is the best policy, it doesn’t always make the best politics. Twenty years ago, President George W. Bush lied about Iraq. The invasion made conservatives happy but was a disaster for America, Iraq and the entire Middle East. George Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice told America and the […]
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day
Thursday, March 16th, 2023Saint Patrick’s Day has become a beloved American holiday. Whether that means pinching someone for not wearing green, drinking green beer, or eating corned beef and cabbage, the holiday has made it into our popular culture. Saint Patrick himself is a Roman Catholic saint. The Church grants the title Saint to a person for Christ-like […]
A Free and Independent Press
Thursday, March 9th, 2023On February 27, 1968, Walter Cronkite changed history. Cronkite was a household name by that time. During the 40s, 50s and 60s, he covered everything from Second World War to the Olympics. Cronkite gained the trust of the American people by telling the truth. As the host of the CBS Evening News, Cronkite told the […]
Pierced Themselves With Many Griefs
Thursday, March 2nd, 2023I think it is safe to say that the modern conservative movement prides itself as the defender of Judaeo-Christian values. Like the Sadducees and the Pharisees in the Gospels they love public displays of religion. Every year professional conservatives stir up fake controversies like the “War on Christmas.” For well over ten years, conservative politicians […]