American Values in the Christmas Season: “Amahl and the Night Visitors”
This is the second in a series of pieces on imaginative works that have become deeply woven into…
American Values in the Christmas Season: Intro & “A Christmas Carol”
INTRODUCTION Holidays offer us a chance to put our usual pursuits aside. But often, also, holidays…
Two Promises I Make to You (Second Message to Conservatives)
My "Bridging the Divide" project I described here previously: it's an effort effort…
Newt Gingrich’s Poisonous Memo from 1995
Newt Gringrich played a pivotal role in making American politics more vicious, less honest, more…
Whether We Like It or Not
"Throw ourselves into the battle." That is what I said here, once before, is required of…
The “Austerity” Folly as Sacrificial Ritual
In the following, I'm building on a well-developed foundation built, stone by stone, by Paul…
Help Me Bridge Across the Political Divide
In a previous entry here, I argued that my campaign to unseat Bob Goodlatte, the 20-year incumbent…
Mitt and Newt: The Republicans’ Weak Presidential Cards
Who will be the Republican nominee for president in 2012? The Democratic National Committee seems…
The Bigger They Are, the Harder They Fall
Why Beating Bob Goodlatte Could Have a Very Big Impact I am running as a Democrat to take the 6th…
I’d Ask Romney and Perry: Would Your Parents Approve What You Just Did?
Have you heard the one about Mitt and Rick twisting Obama's words. Obama said that "We…
