February 4, 2025

A Personal Examination and Expression of Faith

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I drew many meaningful insights from a book recommended to me one of my closest friends many ago titled Why Religion? A Personal Story by...

"A Race to the Bottom". Trump Is Tearing Up the Fabric of Trust Among Our Allies and Friends

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An Editorial in "The Guardian" (see link below) calls for Europe to acquire a"dose of patriotism" to combat the threat ...
January 31, 2025

A Former Russian Foreign Policy Advisor Articulates the Reasons for My Revulsion to Trump's Lack of Character

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The principal foreign policy advisor to Russia's late President, Mikhail Gorbachev, Anatoly Chernyaev, articulates the reasons for my re...

Lincoln's Character Expressed In His Own Words So Utterly Opposed to Trump's Cruel Divisiveness

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Of all the things that Lincoln said, none mean more to me than these:    “Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let ...
January 27, 2025

The "Flame of Passion"--A Poem I Wrote 25 Years Ago--Never More Timely

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THE FLAME OF PASSION The flame of passion….. Never to lose it ourselves. Always to give it life in others. That inner spark,...
January 23, 2025

A Plea for Unity

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Bishop Budde’s sermon was an incredibly powerful and courageous call for moral leadership. Her focus on dignity, honesty, and humility as ...
January 21, 2025

An Assault on Social Justice, Dignity and Truth

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I have decided to post a message I sent to my family at about 2 AM this morning. Dear Family, I woke up a bit after midnight still trying...