Category: Politics & Government
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Down Time – Productive After All
Turns out waiting for a cracked rib to heal takes longer than I had anticipated. I guess I was expecting a quick recovery. While the pain is gradually diminishing, I’m realizing that the more I rest, the faster it will heal. Early on I think I did too much and then was set back a…
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Criminal Justice Reform In The U.S.
U.S. Criminal Justice System I’ve been wanting to write something about the criminal justice system in the U.S. for quite some time now. It’s a lofty task as there is just so much information and statistics about it. But writing so often helps me organize what I already know and then I can more easily…
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Opening Ballots On Election Day
Yesterday I did my civic duty and spent the majority of my day opening mail-in and absentee ballots for my county. I did think I was going to get paid as we did two years ago but it was fully volunteer. I probably would’ve worked it anyway, but I’ll be honest, I was disappointed to…
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Where do you get your news?
The other night we watched Trevor Noah being interviewed. As you probably know, he’s leaving The Daily Show to pursue new projects. As expected, the topic of politics and the news came up. He talked about some of his views and mentioned his team of fact-checkers. It reminded me of an interview years ago with…
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Goodbye Gorby
I was sad to learn the news of Mikhail Gorbachev’s passing last week. He was 91 years old. What a monumental life he lived. Many think he will go down in history as one of the most important figures of the 20th century. I agree. Many in the West see him as a hero. While…
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City of Asylum
An interesting thing happened on our way out of Pittsburgh the weekend of the Billy Joel concert. I have a cousin who lives in Pittsburgh and I asked him for a bookstore recommendation. He suggested City of Asylum bookstore near where we were staying. So on Saturday morning after we checked out of the hotel,…
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Follow-up on Virtue: Why is it Valuable?
I loved Brent’s response to my post on virtue, particularly, “Maybe we’ve lost sight of why it’s valuable.” Well said and it rang true. Then I got to thinking, why is it valuable? Can we as a society articulate and agree on why virtue is valuable? Brad’s now reading McCullough’s book on John Adams and…
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Inspirational Quotes from Adams
Looking through an old folder, I found notes I wrote when I read McCullough’s book for the first time 10 years ago. I want to share them. First I want to share what I wrote then, “I’m really enjoying reading about the Presidents. Especially McCullough’s John Adams captured me. Adams’ earnestness, integrity, thin-skin, knowing that…
We are all in this together 