The recent uproar over the Confederate flag illustrates everything that’s wrong-headed and unhealthy about today’s American culture. It’s so easy to run out in the world, on social media or elsewhere, and be seen as against something like the Confederate … Continue reading
Each of the following quotes are from American revolutionary Thomas Paine, writing in “The American Crisis” and “Rights of Man.” Political liberty consists in the power of doing whatever does not injure another. The exercise of the natural rights … Continue reading
Will ISIS attack America or its values on July 4? It’s anybody’s guess. In the eras of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, it’s difficult to imagine a more clueless and ineffective, if not morally and militarily suicidal, approach to … Continue reading
Psychologytoday.com [7-2-15] recently interviewed psychotherapist, former monk and best-selling author of Care of the Soul, Thomas Moore. The interview centered on the psychology of July 4th, and what the city of Washington DC actually represents to residents and visitors, according … Continue reading
Donald Trump has made a lot of people angry. Why? Because he stated that a lot of the immigrants coming to the United States, from Mexico and elsewhere, are criminals, thieves, rapists, etc. His critics — including, apparently, NBC, who … Continue reading
Default, bankruptcy, Grexit, crash: If you feel you’ve read before that these things were about to happen in Greece, that’s because you have. Every debate about Greece’s financial crisis deteriorates rapidly into a discussion of deadlines: repayments, refinancings, meetings of … Continue reading
Most people assume self-esteem is a good thing. However, most people do not know what “self-esteem” actually is. Most probably assume that self-esteem refers to feeling good about yourself. That’s not wrong. But exactly how does one arrive at feeling good … Continue reading
I have found that if you love life, life will love you back. — Arthur Rubinstein
Should Supreme Court justices be elected, rather than appointed? This is the solution of Republican candidate for president, Ted Cruz (R-Texas). “In order to provide the people themselves with a constitutional remedy to the problem of judicial activism and the … Continue reading
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia wrote a dissenting opinion of the Court’s decision legalizing same-sex marriage, and called the majority on the high court a “threat to American democracy.” In a similar vein, Chief Justice John Roberts charged Friday that … Continue reading
Should the U.S. Department of Justice begin to sue people who question scientific studies on global warming? According to one U.S. Senator, they most certainly should. Watch the video interview below, and hear for yourself. In the interview, Senator Sheldon … Continue reading
Chris Wallace (on Fox News Sunday 6/21/15): Karl, whether you agree with the president on gun control or not, you certainly have to agree with him that we see these cases of mass violence way too often and we see … Continue reading