Renzo DowneyJune 22, 2021
7min2988
People are lacking the education and critical thought that are necessary for a strong society, the Governor says.
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Renzo DowneyJune 22, 2021
Associated PressApril 24, 2020
18min295
Doctors in raincoats and homemade masks look to South Korea and Europe for help.
Joe HendersonNovember 14, 2017
5min261
The words American Exceptionalism are generally accepted to mean the good ol’ USA stands alone among the nations of the world. Supporters say that is a good thing, and for the most part that is true. The freedoms we take for granted here aren’t available in many other corners of the planet. But, alas, those […]
Bill PrescottNovember 24, 20156min402
The sensationalized attacks by ISIS terrorist in Paris and the allegations that one or more had entered Europe as “Syrian refugees” suddenly awoke shaken (and clueless) Americans to an enormous, ongoing humanitarian disaster that’s changing the world as we know it. The Parisian attacks got Americans nervous again about Islamic terrorism. ISIS effectively took the […]
Guest AuthorDecember 15, 20145min179
This weekend I participated in an interesting exercise. A group of activists staged a debate in which some of us argued that peace and environmental and economic justice are possible, while another group argued against us. The latter group professed to not believe its own statements, to be dirtying itself with bad arguments for the […]
Guest AuthorSeptember 22, 2013
5min185
“May you live in interesting times,” an oft-used phrase that is often misunderstood. Many people assume that “interesting” means entertaining and pleasant. In reality, it is not a blessing at all. The intent of the statement is to wish you the pleasure of living in chaotic and troubling times in the belief that disorder is […]
Peter SchorschJuly 26, 20138min182
American Exceptionalism is a term coined by Alexis de Tocqueville in 1831, well after the founding of our country. The founders did not use this phrase, but it is easy to see that this concept was true to their beliefs as well – that this noble experiment in self-governance was genuinely inspired and vastly different […]