Security Of Base

Security Of Base

by | Oct 6, 2021 | Opinion, Politics

Most Americans are convinced the nation has gone off the rails. The proofs: a mountain of debt (with much more to come) with no Marshal Plan leaps over normal market evolutions to show for it (and with none coming); our political system devolved into tribal warfare...
Diverse, But Uniform

Diverse, But Uniform

by | Sep 27, 2021 | Culture, Opinion, Politics

Consider the bipolar nature of our society today. Modern society, thanks to the new tool that is social media, has created an enormous reward system for people who manage to stand above the crowd, who get themselves noticed, who are exceptional enough to attract...
Non-Denominational Racism

Non-Denominational Racism

by | Sep 24, 2021 | Culture, Opinion, Politics

We are coming up on 15 months since George Floyd died under Derek Chauvin’s knee. Despite nation-wide protests and massive dialogues at the local, state, and national levels, we’ve seen no institutional changes to speak of in response to this event....
What’s Yours Is Theirs

What’s Yours Is Theirs

by | Sep 22, 2021 | Culture, Economics, Opinion, Politics

Time and again, I hear the same refrain. My concerns, warnings, and accusations regarding the advent of socialist thinking and policy in America is baseless, or ill-founded, or a Fox News talking point regurgitation, or paranoia, or petulance. Simultaneously, I bear...
Collective Shame

Collective Shame

by | Sep 21, 2021 | Election, Opinion, Politics

A friend and I recently had a conversation, wherein he recalled the aftermath of the January 6th Capitol riot and the reaction he witnessed from some political acquaintances. That reaction, encapsulated as “this is on you, Trump voters,” had him pondering...