`Grand Canyon of Difference

`Grand Canyon of Difference

In time, we’ll learn how our country’s political foibles play out.  Will the United States remain a recognizable semblance of the greatness it once possessed, or not?  Measured from when we were at our peak to where we are now, there’s a Grand Canyon...
TIA

TIA

Sometime in the late 70s or early 80s, I had the opportunity to work in Senegal, Africa, for several months.  My very first experience in-country was that the rental vehicle wouldn’t start.  While the friendly and talkative mechanic was repairing the jeep, he...
Make it Go Away

Make it Go Away

Some of my friends think Biden has been a punching bag for Conservatives, while others can’t believe how much Biden gets away with.  Since both can’t be true, which is it?  Biden may be the least transparent President in history, although he claims to the...
The Perversion of Self Respect

The Perversion of Self Respect

Should self-respect be automatic or earned?  Today, we will look closely at what happened to two generations taught self-respect shouldn’t need to be earned.  And, in the process, begin to understand the damage that has been wrought by ill-considered or even...
The Ungrateful Generation

The Ungrateful Generation

You can already tell by our title the direction this piece is going.  But it’s much more than just a bunch of selfish crybabies.  Today’s story is about a fundamental shift in how the country thinks and acts, whereby we have lost another critical piece of...
The Coup That Almost Was

The Coup That Almost Was

Sedition: “Incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority”—Merriam Webster Dictionary The Culture War is upon us, as real as any shooting war, and part of the conflict includes a disruption from the traditional economic structure from...