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Saturday, February 22nd, 2020“People who have opportunity to work and earn, and who have an assured income in their old age, are free. They are free of the fear of poverty. They are free of public or private charity. They can live happier, more useful lives. That’s real freedom. And that is something we should be proud of-that’s […]
Gifts for Christ or Herod?
Thursday, December 21st, 2017Christmas time teaches a lot about our priorities. In my house growing up it was all about the kids. Our families would all gather at my grandmother’s house, later my dad’s, to celebrate. The highlight was the kid’s opening presents. Giving to the “least of these†was the reason for the season. It brought out […]
I Give Thanks
Thursday, November 23rd, 2017It’s always a good thing to stop and examine our lives. Thanksgiving reminds us to see all we have instead of what we lack. Many of us get into the bad habit of concentrating on the negative instead of the positive.  Today, Modern America provides many reasons to give thanks. If we take a short […]
A New Hope
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017For myself and many others, the election of Donald marked a new low. Local events bring a New Hope. Several years ago, a colleague and friend of mine was denied tenure by a previous Southeastern Administration. Her English Department faculty supported her application. Something happened beyond the reach and observation of the faculty, including myself. […]
Faith and Reason
Monday, October 24th, 2016Yes, I am my brother’s keeper, my sister’s too. Yes, Life is complicated, but life requires all of us loving our neighbor. Respecting our neighbor. Trusting our neighbor. Tolerating our neighbor. Standing up for our neighbor. Give expecting nothing there of. Both faith and reason teach us that in giving we shall receive.
Mind the Facts
Saturday, July 30th, 2016America is exceptional.
Tuesday, February 17th, 2015America is exceptional. It was the first nation founded on science, separating church and state and social contract theory. These ideals, while not actualized at first, allowed Americans to mature and grow. These ideals provided a pathway to building Modern America with its large middle class and diverse population living in peace. Today’s conservatives fear […]
Robert Byrd and a History of Poltical Racism in America
Monday, August 6th, 2012“Byrd, who died in June 2010 at age 92, had sought the FBI intelligence while suspecting that communists and subversives were guiding the civil rights cause, the records show.” Now that a child of the Civil Rights movement is President and he is accused of the same thing. Weird how that works. Same lie. Different […]
Father America
Friday, March 2nd, 2012Ed Kilgore provides a pretty good summation of modern conservatism. It’s not really a “freedom agenda” unless you are a “daddy.” If you’re a “father,” then you’re free to tell others how to live their private lives. If you’re not lucky enough to be a “father,” then you should be seen and not heard. If […]
Federal Government Prevents Another Recession
Friday, February 17th, 2012Why is Europe sliding into recession and we are staying above water? The Federal Government. Europe is essentially a confederation; it is multiple states with a single currency. Unlike the US they have no central government or bank to off set the cuts in individual states. As Paul Krugman explains, the US federal government should […]
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