Just before the American Revolution the English poet and literary critic Samuel Johnson asked, “How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of Negroes?” In a singular way, his insightful question puts a perspective to our founding hypocrisy. What was the contortion of mind and soul that allowed our… [read more]
The End
If you’ve never attended a soccer game played by six-year-olds then you’ve missed the practicing of cartwheels, playing of rock-paper-scissors and spacing out while twiddling hair, all while on the field. It’s something of an athletic and sociological miracle that goals are scored. When our granddaughter’s game was over we headed back to the car… [read more]
Dirty Diapers and Upside Down
Monoclonal antibody treatment for Covid-19 is astonishingly effective. It must be administered within 10 days of the onset of symptoms and requires a 1.5 hour infusion process. It loads the body with the very same kind of critters that would naturally fight the disease, were that body capable of doing so for itself. The treatment… [read more]
That Elusive More Perfect Union
There are always impassioned young men who are quick to anger, who instantly deliver a snarl and vitriol, are over-eager to dominate and impatient for violence. Some remain that way for a very long time. They love their hate and anger and the rush of power they get from that, as their spittle flies. Ignorance… [read more]
Empathy v2.0
Addendum to Can We Stop Wringing Hands? Last Thursday President Biden borrowed portions of the speech I wrote for him and imposed a requirement for being vaccinated or tested at least weekly in most venues where the federal government has strong influence or control. He doesn’t have the power to require teachers, staff and school children… [read more]
I Know You Know This
You can’t be pro-life if you’re for capital punishment.* You can’t be pro-life if you want to cut food assistance for poor kids. You can’t be pro-life if you oppose medical help for poor people. You can’t be pro-life if you want to eliminate Social Security or Medicare and let our seniors suffer in poverty… [read more]
Primitive Fixes to Complex Problems
I knew a man who was born in the 1930s and who was raised on the south side of Chicago in the South Shore neighborhood. It was a thriving area and parts were quite wealthy, with grand boulevards and fabulous houses. By the 1960s it was blighted, often an urban war zone. Drugs were everywhere,… [read more]
Can We Stop Wringing Hands?
Economy Hand Wringing The August jobs report said that we added a net of “only” 235,000 jobs. That’s a big decrease from the 962,000 added in June and 1.05 million added in July. That has caused innumerable hand wringers to wail, sob and bemoan a looming catastrophe in our economy. The truth is that our… [read more]
From The Resolute Desk . . .
. . . in the Oval Office, The President of the United States . Folks, I’m here tonight to focus on patriotism, because we have some terrible things going on. it’s time for some straight talk. Our people are becoming infected with Covid-19 at a horrific and worsening rate. Over 1,500 of our fellow citizens… [read more]
Do You Smell What I Smell?
In another effort to quash the will of the majority of its citizens, the state of Texas passed a draconian anti-abortion law that effectively outsources law enforcement to vigilantes. The Supreme Court refused to issue an injunction to stop the law from taking effect before a full review of its breathtakingly unconstitutional provisions could be… [read more]
