Moon-Shot Stuff
Could it be that we’ve forgotten who we are? Was all our past talk about American exceptionalism just a fawning over worn-out myths? Some might reason that anyone could fool… Read more »
Category: Thoughts in Progress
Standing Firm
We can debate whether America is a Christian nation – I maintain that it is not. But I’m certain that the founding of the nation was deeply informed by Christian… Read more »
A bit of thoughtfulness…
Of one thing we must be certain. Those who are to depend upon democracy as their system of government must be an educated and moral people. Not “moral” in the… Read more »
It’s been a while…
Ladies and Gentlemen, I think we’re about to see what a leader looks like. He may not be a tremendous leader, but he’s going to make the current president look… Read more »
The Missing Piece
My friend Benny doesn’t seem to understand things. I’ll listen to him talk, and I know when he’s going off the tracks. Sometimes it’s subtle. Sometimes his derailment is a… Read more »
All the Presidents
To commemorate our upcoming election, a parable. Now that Korea’s former president, Lee Myung-bak, heads back to jail, I’m reminded of a kind of idiosyncrasy of the Korean political system… Read more »
Time for a little self-reflection…
Here’s the deal. I’m painfully introverted. So I was a bit interested this morning when one of my favorite podcasts featured an interview with Holley Gerth, the author of The… Read more »
So I Voted…
Well, I voted. I almost didn’t, but as I like to tell just about everyone who listens, “don’t ever shut the door on a chance.” You can always back out… Read more »
Your Undivided Attention
I think I’ve established already that I’m a cranky old man who just doesn’t get the kids these days. But there is one thing of which I am thoroughly convinced:… Read more »
That sinking feeling…
As I read Ilya Shapiro’s Opinion piece at cnn.com, I was struck by two paragraphs that I think get to the heart of the problem. In the first, he says,… Read more »