Most of you probably remember your first love. Mine is certainly burned into my mind as a series of bittersweet memories. I will never forget those long ago feelings of intense romantic attachment followed by the pain of rejection. I am considered an old man now. The days slip by ever so quickly as I […]
I have lived for 89 years and have been politically aware since the late 1930s, but I have never seen anything like the present level of animosity between our major political parties. Virulent charges flow back and forth every day, and with all the din and smoke of partisan gunfire it is very difficult to […]
The Democratic Party totally dominated elections in the American South from 1890 until after mid-20th Century. The reason for that was the bitter residue left by the Civil War and Reconstruction. Republicans had great difficulty electing anyone to a major political office in the South. White Southern Republicans were few in number, and the black […]
SEX!!! Does that provocative word catch your attention? It always does. Despite any pretended indifference or aversion, all of us are interested. I had a friend who was a Sanskrit scholar. Someone suggested he write a serious book on the subject. In order to promote sales, the friend suggested a catchy title, SEX in Sanskrit! […]
There has been great controversy about so many National Football League players taking a knee rather than standing during the pre-game playing of our national anthem. The protests began in August 2016 with the decision of Colin Kaepernick to use this method to bring attention to police brutality and the systemic inequality faced by people […]
After reading my August 13 post on free trade, my friend Tom Potter wrote his own thoughts on the subject. He put particular emphasis on the trade deficit. Based on my own observations, almost no government leader other than President Trump has expressed any real concern about our huge trade deficits with China and other […]
This is a cautionary tale about the power of certain social movements within the United States and their ability, when allied with the liberal media, to destroy any opposition. Please read this story carefully. First, let me say that I am somewhat ignorant about avant-garde sexual beliefs, practices, and terminology. When I was young, to […]
This is a tale from long ago – before television, before video games, but shortly after the dinosaurs. Ah, the memories of my youth. Every day held a new adventure, and for the most part they were happy, lazy, carefree days under the sun. Of course, I was one of the fortunate ones who rested […]
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 […]
