Unexpected Opportunities
Just when you become reconciled to the fact that fond memories of the past will remain in the past, you get a reprieve. When I was an active duty soldier, I had the opportunity to take my unit to the...
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Each year millions of Americans engage in the time-honored practice of making resolutions they intend to keep for the coming year. They rarely get to the halfway point before giving up. Nonetheless, I have a few. Some spiritual. Others health...
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Digging Foundations
I’ve been thinking about foundations lately. No, not the ones that dole out money to this or that activity. And certainly not the cosmetic that covers up the flaws in one’s skin. I’ve been thinking about foundations that support or undergird a structure. Earlier Read more…
Influencing Conflict
For many years I have expended a fair amount of time thinking about foreign policy. Some of that is a function of my military service. Having served in Germany for seven years, I learned a lot about other people, their Read more…
Happy Fingers
To say that we have just survived a tumultuous election season would be an understatement. I won’t recount that here. It makes me weary to even think about it. Indeed, my fingers seem incapable of tapping out any remembrance. It’s Read more…
A Reconciling Agenda
So, what is a Reconciliation Bill? You’ve probably read about this in the news as a way for Congress to pass a bill dealing with spending, revenues, or the national debt. Reconciliation bills provide a means for Congress to skirt Read more…
FACTS
Some years ago, I wrote—not original thoughts—that the purpose of the free speech amendment was designed to distill truth from a reasonable discussion of the facts of a matter. The idea here is that when we discuss, argue, or debate Read more…
Just a Few Thoughts
It has been a remarkable week. Not since President Grover Cleveland won election to the Presidency in 1884 and then again 8 years later in 1892 has a president won, lost, and won a return to office as President-elect Donald Read more…
Bitterness, Revenge, or Introspection
For those of us who witnessed President George W. Bush’s victory over Vice President Al Gore in November of 2000, the disputes that played out following the contested results in Florida were very divisive. Worse yet, the slim margin that Read more…