Reading time – 71 seconds . . . Thirty-five years ago Ronald Reagan went stumping for himself and preaching the false dogma of “trickle-down” economics. Sadly, he succeeded in selling that idolatrous religion and the trickling down turned out to be a vaporous mirage for poor and middle-class Americans, while floods of cash inundated the… [read more]
Who Cares About Buffalo?
Reading time – 75 seconds . . . Let’s do a thought experiment. Imagine: – that you live in Buffalo, NY; – that a militant group in Toronto was firing rockets into Buffalo; – that the rockets and other war materiel were stored and launched from the homes of civilians, from hospitals and from schools… [read more]
Republicanistas
Reading time – 37 seconds . . . I’m reading David McCullough’s biography of Harry Truman and am struck by a comment in a letter from young Harry to his then-intended, Bess Wallace, who would later become the First Lady. In his letter he wrote, “I am by religion like everything else. I think there’s… [read more]
Guns & Best Places: Final Exam
Reading time 37 seconds . . . I have received requests from readers wanting to know what the three tests are that an applicant must pass in order to receive a zoning variance in Niles, IL. Mr. Bruce Sylvester, Community Planner for the Village of Niles kindly forwarded the information to me. The test is… [read more]
Guns & Best Places
Reading time – 37 seconds . . . There was a vote by the village board in Niles, IL on July 22, 2014 regarding a zoning variance to allow a new gun shop to open within a mile of three schools and within 1 block of one of them. The board room was packed with… [read more]
You Aren’t Getting What You Want & Snowballs
Reading time – 91 seconds . . . Last month the Senate rejected a bill that would have allowed for the refinancing of our over $1 trillion of student debt in order to take advantage of today’s low interest rates. Elizabeth Warren commented about that saying, “With this vote we show the American people who… [read more]
Father Flannigan in Texas
This is a guest essay from reader Frank Levy of Houston, TX. It was submitted as a comment to an earlier post, Father Flannigan, Your CEO and the Supreme Court, and was deemed too important to bury at the bottom of the Comments section. It is offered here for your consideration and comment. ————————————- In… [read more]
Doing More of What Doesn’t Work
Reading time – 79 seconds . . . General Colin Powell is one of our most decorated soldiers and a most respected American. He is also a student and has learned a thing or two along the way, some of which were learned at the cost of the blood and the suffering of many. The… [read more]
Father Flannigan, Your CEO and the Supreme Court
Reading time – 79 seconds “And now Father Flannigan will lead us in an invocation that will be meaningful and appropriate for all of us.” With that the head coach of our public high school varsity football team opened the season kick-off meeting for parents and team members on that warm August evening in 1963…. [read more]
What To Do About Arrogance & Indifference
Reading time – 73 seconds . . . In his stunning article in the June, 2014 The Atlantic exploring the issue of reparations for our American treatment of slaves and the effects on their descendents, Ta-Nehisi Coates quotes a Chicago Tribune editorial from 1891 that addresses this same issue: “They have been taught to labor…. [read more]
