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John McCain’s funeral will become part of American history. Not since on the footsteps of the Capital after 9/11 has there been such a bipartisan gathering of the American political community (presidential addresses to Congress are partisan – “You lie”). If we are lucky, his funeral may become the most important event of his life […]
America has always been a diverse country. America has always been a country of multiple ethnicities, multiple races, and multiple religions. The individual peoples have changed over time. Generally the number increases, but we have always been a country of numerous different peoples. Yet we also are the country of We the People, the opening […]
Where were you when you learned that OJ had gotten away with the murder of two white people? Do you remember exactly where you where and what you were doing? Did you then shout for joy and start dancing in the street (for real and not like the fake news Jersey City celebration)? Did you […]
“Life is a journey, not a destination” is a phrase that one hears from time to time. It asks us to focus not on the destination but the journey to arrive there. After all, the classic western ended with riding off into the sunset but the story was about everything that happened prior to that […]
The Flying Monkeys are clamoring for the Witch Hunter to wrap up his investigation. They have established September 1 as the deadline for its end citing Department of Justice protocols. No such deadline by law exists for a conclusion to the open investigation, only a pause on indictments until the election period is over. But […]
The countdown to the midterms is under 100 days. It still proceeds on a day-to-day basis but mentally a threshold has been crossed. A bigger one to come on Labor Day is only a few weeks away. The primaries are drawing to a close. The intensity of the showdown for control of Congress and various […]
The Wicked Bible was NOT published with the intention of becoming the Wicked Bible. When it was published by the royal printers in 1631, it simply was as another edition of the recently authorized King James Bible. And so it was except for one small omission – the word NOT did not appear in the […]
Critical thinking is one of those skills we pretend to consider to be desirable for citizens in a democracy. Theoretically, students are educated in this skill as part of the k-12 curriculum. In the beginning, students would be provided a document or primary source and then asked questions about it. Initially, all the questions asked […]
At present two competing views are being presented for the status of the American Presidency. Really Strong Men Aren’t Bullies One view holds it is only a matter of long-overdue time before the final straw brings down the hot air blimp [can you identify the Twilight Zone episode that ended with exactly this result?]. […]
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who […]
by Peter Feinman
by Peter Feinman
by Peter Feinman
