Happy Easter
Saturday, April 3rd, 2021Reading the Gospel of John on Easter provides a great insight into “Christian Leadership” and “Christian Citizenship.” John expresses in clear, unequivocal language the call to service and self-sacrifice. The mystery of Easter starts in John 13. Jesus is sitting down with his disciples for his “Last Supper.” He surprises them by getting down on […]
Original Intent to Suppress the Vote
Thursday, March 25th, 2021People who scream about the “original intent†of the Constitution too often don’t know the “original intentâ€. Or if they do understand the “original intentâ€, they want to use it to restrict their neighbors’ hard won freedoms. Voting rights clearly fall into the second category. The Constitution originally intended voting restrictions. States had the right […]
Act of Terrorism in Grayson County
Thursday, March 18th, 2021Studying history shouldn’t take a profile in courage. Too many people want history to be a safe space for ancestor worship. History is part of the humanities. We study humans. Humans can be beautiful. They can be ugly. We should try to replicate the beauty and avoid the ugly. We can’t do either if we […]
American Recovery Plan
Thursday, March 11th, 2021Joe Biden promised to “Build Back Better.†The liberals in Congress just passed the American Recovery Plan. They set the agenda because Democrats won elections for the House, Senate and the Presidency,. Liberals believe government programs can, and should, alleviate suffering. Conservatives reject this approach. They believe individuals should be left to struggle on their […]
Progressive America
Thursday, March 4th, 2021I am proud to live in Modern America. America is a progressive country. Our democracy allows us to create laws to improve our lives. Over the past 230 years much has changed for the better. The progress has been slow but steady. In the 1820s white laborers won the right to vote. In the 1870s […]
Safe and Secure Markets
Thursday, February 25th, 2021Markets are truly a human wonder. They allow us to buy products which we lack the skill, resources or time to make for ourselves. We rarely think about markets until they leave us in the cold. Markets are simply part of our everyday life. We shop for food and clothing. Sometimes we make big decisions […]
Unreliable Conservatism
Thursday, February 18th, 2021Weather is what is happening around you at the moment. I guess you noticed the weather is cold. Record cold. Get used to it. Climate refers to the large consistent patterns. The earth’s climate is changing. That is a fact. Since 1900, the earth temperature has risen over 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Even Exxon Mobile, a […]
Relief and Recovery
Thursday, February 11th, 2021Every day I walk my dog. The daily pilgrimage started about ten years ago. At the time empty lots lined the newly laid street. Today it is a neighborhood with about 50 homes. I watched each one built over the years. Not one builder started with the roof. Each started with the foundation and proceeded […]
Heal the Sick
Thursday, February 4th, 2021One month after the installation of my pacemaker, I’m well on the way to recovery. I missed a couple of days of work, but with paid sick leave and good insurance coverage, only a slight tingling on my chest remains. Reading the news, I can’t help but notice that I am abnormal for a working […]
I apologize
Thursday, January 28th, 2021I’ve been involved in public politics for more than 20 years now. Criticism and disagreements are all part of the process. Often it is just name calling without any substance. Every once in a while, I will get a comment that makes me stop and think a little bit more. The following letter did just that. The […]
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