Reading time – 3:42; Viewing time – 4:39 . . . The second round of over-populated candidate debates will occur this week. Instead of hearing them snipe at one another, jockey for position or clutch desperately for air time, here’s what I want from the candidates. Vision is the “THAT way” clarity that guides us… [read more]
Guest Essay – The Real Reason
Reading time – 4:35 . . . Reader Dan Wallace has an insightful take on our American condition that is happily devoid of the hystrionics, name calling and partisan posturing of many. He offered it as a comment to my Hoping for Clarity From Sunday Times Readers post, but it was likely missed by many…. [read more]
Root Cause
Reading time – 4:21; Viewing time – 6:26 . . . The VA tells us that roughly 22 vets commit suicide every day – one every 65 minutes. There are suicide hotlines, wringing of hands and, of course, the ever-present thoughts and prayers of politicians who refuse to do anything about the problem. Let’s agree… [read more]
Blue 2020
Reading time – 1:10; Viewing time – 1:57 . . . We have issues. Challenges, Problems to solve. And most of them not only are not getting solved, but they are being made worse. You need only consider our manufactured humanitarian crisis at our borders for a painful example. There has been a continuous wringing… [read more]
Hoping For Clarity From Sunday Times Readers
Reading time – 3:50; Viewing time – 5:15 . . . Still struggling to understand . . . It isn’t customary for me to spend much time reading the letters to the editor in the Sunday New York Times, but the headline last Sunday grabbed my eyeballs: Vote for Trump Again, or Switch? Those… [read more]
Another Effort to Understand
Reading time – 1:47; Viewing time – 3:13 . . . I sent out a notification to about 50 of my neighbors to alert them to the opportunity to make a statement with Lights for Liberty this Friday evening. This is in protest of the treatment of detainees in horrible conditions in ICE/CBP camps. (Scan… [read more]
This Isn’t About Trump – It’s About What’s Important
Reading time 5:02; Viewing time – 6:59 . . . Trump politicized the Fourth of July. There were M1A2 Army tanks and Bradley armored vehicles in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Not content with just stationary vehicles, Trump ordered the military to have airplanes and helicopters pass overhead, saving the Battle Hymn of the Republic… [read more]
Porky Pig
Reading time – 57 seconds . . . To quote Porky Pig: “Ah-bi-dee, ah-bi-dee, that’s all, folks!” The Supreme Court has just handed down its most blatantly political decision in a long time, or at least since the democracy killing Citizens United decision in 2010. Their stupefyingly bone-headed refusal to knock down blatantly obvious discrimination… [read more]
How Did We Get Here? and “The Wag”
Reading time – 3:58; Viewing time – 5:40 . . . How did we get to the point: – where ripping babies from their mothers’ arms is tolerated? – where we refuse those kidnapped kids soap and a toothbrush and there isn’t universal outrage? – where disrespecting our allies and cozying up to adversaries is… [read more]
Outlaw Electrons
Apologies for the disambiguation announcement yesterday that included a random “7” and no link to the day’s post. The offending electrons have been apprehended, indicted, convicted and are awaiting sentencing. They should pose no further threat to anyone. Meanwhile, you can find that post here. Good reading/watching to you. Jack PS – I know that… [read more]
