“I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well … Continue reading
March 11, 2020 Ambassador Nikki Haley c/o The Leadership Institute 1101 N. Highland Street Arlington. VA 22201 Re: Contribution to the (Republican) Leadership Institute Dear Madam Ambassador: I have received your letter regarding a contribution to something called the Leadership Institute. In the interest of full disclosure, I have been a Republican for more than … Continue reading
One of the biggest contributors to the hoopla over abortion, and one that is seldom discussed, is men; specifically, patriarchy. That is the elephant in the room, or in this case, the abortion clinic waiting room. These men are typically right wing, religious fundamentalists and evangelicals. More specifically, they are men of the today’s Republican … Continue reading
“America’s healthcare system is neither healthy, caring, nor a system” Walter Cronkite, CBS TV Journalist During the Covid-19 virus pandemic, concerns have been raised over government mandates to wear masks and get vaccinations. Those concerns have affected most of our institutions including the military, schools, businesses, sports, and more. The objections are usually … Continue reading
“Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons. Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all.” — Garrett Hardin Way back in 1968, an ecologist, Garret Hardin, wrote a now-famous essay for the journal Science called … Continue reading
“When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation” — Alexander Hamilton, Federalist #16 A simple reading of the Second Amendment in its historical context and using eighteenth century semantics, reveals pretty clearly that it means what it says. The right granted no longer exists; at least not … Continue reading
Last October HBO’s series, ”Watchmen” began its run. The opening scene in the first episode was part archived film and part re-enactment of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot, which is now called the Tulsa Race Massacre. As a longtime Tulsa resident, I only learned about the TRM in the early 2000s. And then it … Continue reading
“It’s a cruel jest to say to a bootless man that he ought to lift himself by his own bootstraps.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. The Democrat candidates running for president are talking about it. The House of Representatives is holding hearings on it. And the media are running stories about it. The “it” … Continue reading
U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 4: “The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” In an interview with the Washington Post on March 11, 2019, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said this … Continue reading
“The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.”– Winston Churchill There’s a big brouhaha these days over socialism. The president declared that we would never become a socialist state. And virtually all of the Republicans use the word socialist as … Continue reading