Covid 19
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2020Conservative conspiracy theories have wasted our summer. Our summer was supposed to be a time to regroup and refresh. All of the other Western European countries used the summer to heal their communities. Western Europeans followed the advice of scientists and doctors. They shut down large gatherings. They implemented large-scale Covid 19 testing. They mandated […]
Conservative Apocalypse
Thursday, July 16th, 2020Apocalypse means “to lift the veil.†In an Apocalypse you can see behind the curtain. Covid 19 has been an Apocalypse for conservatives. Their reactions have shown us who they are and what they value. In May, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said, “No one reached out to me and said, ‘As a senior citizen, […]
Masked Tyranny
Thursday, July 2nd, 2020Governments protect and serve the people. Laws protect us by keeping us from hurting each other. Agencies serve us by performing essential tasks that are too expensive for anyone person to buy alone. Over the course of the last hundred years government actions have improved our lives. With every new idea, however, there was a […]
Barometer
Thursday, June 25th, 2020In June 1944 Dwight Eisenhower faced a monumental choice. He had to decide whether or not to risk lives of thousands of troops on the beaches of Normandy. He turned to the science of meteorology before making his decision. Meteorology was still an adolescent science in 1944. Necessity is the mother of invention, and the […]
Good Samaritan
Friday, May 29th, 2020The gospels are a rich source of wisdom. In simple parables, they offer role models for good behavior. They also highlight some bad behavior. Often these parables take an unexpected turn and contradict common sense. The Gospels turn our common beliefs on their heads. One of my favorite parables is the story of the Good […]
Normal Hygiene?
Saturday, May 23rd, 2020What is normal? Normal is what we have been doing most, if not all, of our lives. We don’t notice the abnormal unless it is a large or sudden disruption to our normal. Most of the time, it is not. Our lives and habits slowly change overtime. My dad used to tell of a big […]
Sacrifice
Friday, May 15th, 2020Sacrifice means giving something up today for a better tomorrow. Self-sacrifice is a key virtue. We give of ourselves to better those around us. Our communities honor those among us who excel at self-sacrifice. Recently, we have seen the rise of an old and ugly form of sacrifice: the sacrifice of others. A small, vocal […]
Donald Trump, The Gambler
Friday, May 8th, 2020Donald Trump is a well-known gambler. Almost all of the time, he gambles with other peoples’ money. Donald used bankruptcy laws six times to protect himself from catastrophic losses. Four of those bankruptcies involved casinos. I thought the rule was “the house always wins.†Now, Donald is gambling with our lives. Covid 19 has already […]
Public Investments: An Ounce of Prevention
Friday, April 10th, 2020Donald’s disease continues on a record pace to reverse the economy President Obama built. Public investments are an ounce of prevention. They cost less than a pound of cure. America must have robust international partnerships. Americans living, working, studying overseas tear down walls and promote openness. Americans live and learn. America live in a world. […]
The Great Conversion
Tuesday, March 31st, 2020Some of you may have heard that universities are moving “online.” That phrase means many things for many people. For me, I believe in face-to-face. My students paid for face-to-face, and I am going to try to give the best possible under the circumstances. As a gamer, I can’t imagine a video chat providing the […]
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