Some people are very critical of America. Certainly, we are not perfect. No nation is. Nevertheless, we have done many good things in our relatively brief time in the sun. Many people around the world look up to us. Many would love to make their home here. Using Biblical imagery, President Reagan referred to America […]
In this year in which we celebrated the 242nd anniversary of our nation’s independence, there is much for which we should be thankful. We have been blessed with many good gifts. We enjoy great freedom – including, for most of us, freedom from want. Yet there are certain things that bode ill for the future […]
The Whig Party was active in the United States from the 1830s until 1860. It was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson, and for the next twenty years it was the major opposition to the Democratic Party. Two of its candidates, William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor, were elected President. In […]
Horatius Cocles was a famous Roman hero of the late 6th century BC who, first with two companions and finally alone, defended the Sublician bridge (in Rome) against Lars Porsena and the entire Etruscan army, thereby giving the Romans time to cut down the bridge. Horatius then dove into the Tiber river and swam to rejoin […]
Election primaries are almost over in the several states, and in November we will have an important general election. All elections are important, of course, but I will be very interested to see the results of this one. As good citizens we have a right and a responsibility to vote, and I hope we exercise […]
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is situated just north of Washington, DC, in Bethesda, Maryland. It is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is the primary government agency responsible for biomedical and public health research. It is the largest biomedical institution in the world. It addition to its […]
The subject of free trade is much in the news these days because of President Trump’s imposition of tariffs on certain Chinese products and the Chinese retaliation. Many observers are fearful of a full-blown trade war with China and other nations, with potentially devastating effects on the American economy. In 1955 I worked for a […]
Airline travel these days is quite an adventure. You usually must arrive at the airport about two hours early. You confirm your tickets, check your bags, and go through a security check. After that, you proceed to the gate from which your plane is to depart and take a seat in the waiting area. When […]
I remember the depressing words Shakespeare put into Macbeth’s mouth, “Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creep through this petty place from day to day, and all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death.” Thank God that I do not feel that way. My life has been full of wonder and joy, and […]
Racial discrimination has been a real and continuing problem in our nation’s history. Much progress has been made, but it continues to occur more frequently than we like to admit. It is also true that people sometime play the “race card” unfairly. My first experience with that sort of incident took place more than five […]
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