Alice in Wonderland
“Cowardice asks: Is it safe? Expediency asks: Is it politic? But Conscience asks: Is it right?” William Morley Punshon, 19th century British Methodist minister. Because many Americans do not have
Grafted In A Serious Trust
"In persons grafted in a serious trust, negligence is a crime." William Shakespeare Miss Constitution finds the current political discourse equivalent to the recent brawl at a preseason football game.
The Best and Worst of Times
It is the best of times; it is the worst times, it is the age of wisdom, it is the age of foolishness... It is the season of darkness, it
Hunter and Beau
A business partner of Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, testified in a non-public hearing before a House Congressional Committee, that during some business meetings Hunter would put his phone on the
Willful Blindness
Donald J. Trump has just been indicted for the crime of “willful blindness” in refusing to accept the fact that he lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden, therefore
Following Not Leading the Child
During a Black Lives Matter event a few years ago, in a live flash on cable TV, an enraged mother yanked her hoody-wearing son out of the protest and beat
A License For Every Atrocity
A government that engages in censorship gives that government “a license for every atrocity.” – Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. In a hearing in the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the
When The Chimp Saw Light
A couple of weeks ago, a chimpanzee – Vanilla – that had been caged in darkness her entire life, saw sunlight for the first time. In what amounted to a
The Wickquasgeck Trail
“This land is stolen land and black people are still not free.” Cori Bush, Congresswoman from Missouri, regarding Independence Day, July 4, 2023. This is one of those public statements
An Accidental Independence
In commemorating the Declaration of Independence, a unanimous declaration of the thirteen United States of America, an action of the second continental congress, July 4, 1776, it might be helpful