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Three Band-Aids + a Tourniquet – Part One
If the recent Presidential election, the deadlocks in Congress, and the politization of the Supreme Court teach us anything it is simply this: our government is gravely ill. True, the election met two important attributes of democracy: it was robust, … Continue reading
My Jane Austen Life
The prospects of Mr. Bennet’s five charming daughters, destined to be destitute upon their father’s death given the patriarchy of British law, improve considerably when the wealthy bachelor, Mr. Bingley, rents Netherfield estate in rural Herefordshire and invites them to … Continue reading
HOW I BECAME A 23-YEAR-OLD WOMAN
Greetings Readers. This week’s post is written by an engaging author and good friend, Chuck Latovich. Chuck recently published his novel, The Girl in the Boston Box, a ‘Mystery Times Two.’ Any lover of history, Boston, or thrillers will enjoy … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston history, Chuck Latovich, Mysteries, The Girl in the Boston Box
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STATS USA
More than 330 million people live in the United States (link) Who are these people, over whom our next President will preside? Consider this random, though vetted, assortment of statistics about our country. (Note: * indicates that I adjusted a … Continue reading
Agenda: 11/4/2020
“Racial Barrier Falls in Decisive Victory” New York Times front-page headline, November 4, 2008. How’s that working for the 105 Black and Brown people killed by police since Obama was first elected? “Clinton has the Edge One Day Before Election” … Continue reading
Victor Frankl’s Meaning in the Moment
The world is in a bad state, but everything will become still worse unless each of us does his best. – Victor Frankl Victor Frankl was a twentieth century Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist, a Holocaust survivor, and founder of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 Presidential election, Donald Trump, Mans Search for Meaning, Victor Frankl
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Salve November’s Guilty Conscience: NOW
“I just don’t know what I’ll do if I wake up on November 4 and Donald Trump’s won.” “I’ll die if Trump wins the election. Then move to Canada.” Thus are the refrains I hear from friends who, in a … Continue reading
Referee Whistle: How to Broadcast the Presidential Debates
The dominant feeling that flushed over me at the end of last nights’ debate was: I am embarrassed to be an American. This is the state of our democracy. A mediocre moderator unable to guide a fork-tongued crank and a … Continue reading
The Patriotism of Isolation
This week’s post is penned by my niece, Caroline Bringenberg, an LA-based Millennial activist who challenges me to think about the world I am leaving the next generation. Growing up I remember hearing stories, at home and in history class, … Continue reading
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Tagged Caroline Bringenberg, citizenship, coronavirus, Rosie the Riveter, World War II
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