Wisdom of History
Gain wisdom from history to live lives and establish civilizations that are good—that are very good.
Voting Wisely!
I voted by mail a few weeks before Election Day. How did I decide what candidates and policies to support?…
Violence Is Force Gone Astray
As I was finishing this blog, President Trump announced that the execution by firing squad of the Army officer who…
Nationalism Is the New Polytheism
The Roman Empire embraced polytheism. The Jews did not. The Roman Empire permitted each nation to worship their own gods….
Males, Tear Down Your Wall!
Ronald Reagan is famous for standing at the Berlin Wall and demanding, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down your wall!” Within a…
Many Advisers
Proverbs and the Framers of the United States Constitution both shared the Wisdom of Proverbs in Chapter 11, Verse 14:…
Thou Shalt Not Covet: Greenland
The last of the 10 Commandments warns: “Thou shalt not covet . . ..” It then lists a number of…
Trump: No Sense of Decency
While reading Trump’s disgusting tweet about the brutal murder of Rob Reiner and his wife, I thought of a famous…
Bronko: A Knock on the Door
When I was in Elementary School, one of the happiest times in the school year was choosing which paperback books…
Saying Peace, When There Is No Peace: Putin
Recently, Trump has floated a peace plan for Ukraine that would bring no peace. By giving Putin his “wish list”…
Gettysburg: Destroying Farmland
When I was a teenager, our family visited the area where my grandfather grew up near Gettysburg. The Harners lived…