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Mar 2021
For the past couple of months, I have embarked on a series of personal observations and reflections in the wake of the riot that broke into the Capitol on January 6. This led to a consideration of the nature and depth of the divisions in the nation and the corruption of the American institutions that many of us have a long habit of trusting. What has been the point of all my reflections on this matter? Some might think that I have been injecting myself into politics in an unwarranted fashion, even......
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February 26, 2021
Is it really that bad?
Last week I argued that we must begin to face the scary reality that American institutions have become so corrupted by questionable influences that they can no longer be trusted. While we must avoid real...
February 19, 2021
Propaganda and the Collapse of Trust
Last week, I brought to a conclusion some reflections on the reality, gravity, and depth of the matters that divide Americans. I spoke about abortion, ‘LGBT’ issues, race (or more exactly ‘critical race theory’ or...
February 12, 2021
What are the Real Sources of Division (Part III)
Last Sunday I wrote that through all the issues of abortion, the LGBT alphabet soup, and racism we are actually divided by what is called a Marxist ‘dialectic’, an irreconcilable division between oppressor and oppressed...
February 05, 2021
What are the real sources of division (Part II)
Last Sunday I began writing about the gravity of the issues that divide our nation right now. I wrote about abortion and the LGBT alphabet soup, pointing out that these deal with fundamental differences in...
January 29, 2021
What are the real sources of division? (Part I)
Last Sunday, reflecting on the events that took place in Washington, D.C. on January 6 I observed that they have led to a propaganda of ‘unity’, but that the unity being called for amounts to...
January 22, 2021
January 6, 2021 – The Propaganda Narrative and its Consequences
Last week I began presenting some personal reflections on the historic events of January 6, 2021. Some people might be surprised because I failed to condemn ‘rioting’. Actually, I did not say anything about the...
January 08, 2021
Inadequate Conceptions of the Common Good
Last Sunday, I wrote began writing about the common good, a good in which each member of the community shares, each in his own way, and which unites the members of the community. The common...
January 01, 2021
The Common Good, Part I
Last year, I left off my treatment of the role of government in respect to social justice (the right order of human society) by affirming that “The first role of government then is to provide...
December 25, 2020
Book Recommendations
At the end of each year, I have had the custom of making book recommendations for the following year. This year, I am focusing on history and biography. History is important. Good history gives us...