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February 2016

February 09, 2016

New Hampshire From Texas

New Hampshire, original colony, and beautiful state has just finished a primary. The networks called...

February 08, 2016

Star Wars, David Bowie, Hillary Clinton, and Peyton Manning

Last month my feeds were dominated by Star Wars, David Bowie, and Peyton Manning. Great...

February 07, 2016

Dickens on the Super Bowl

Today is the birthday of the literary showman, Charles Dickens. He was one of the...

February 06, 2016

Live Blog of New Hampshire Republican Debate

Usual rules apply: I will post my thoughts as they come, lightly edited, if edited...

February 05, 2016

OJ was Guilty: Let’s not Repeat the Mistakes that Set Him Free

OJ Simpson and his murders are back in the media. I recently reviewed the worthwhile...

February 04, 2016

Patience to Be Free: Numbers is a Good Book

I get so tired in the book of Numbers of all the numbering. In fact,...

February 03, 2016

Nations Are Not You and Me OR You Can be Saved but the Nation Cannot

If I take your money without your consent, it is called "stealing." If the government...

February 02, 2016

Ten Lessons From Iowa

We have votes! When it comes to politics, I have one general rule: Rule I:...

February 01, 2016

Live Blog of Iowa

As usual, a live blog is not edited and my thoughts as they arise watching...

January 2016

January 31, 2016

A Wee Little Man

When I was a little boy, the only thing I knew about this man was...

January 30, 2016

A Warning: Kill the King at Our Peril

The English murdered their King today and there is a lesson in it for America....

January 29, 2016

Caught by Jesus

The greatest manhunt in history ended in failure when the Romans and the Jewish leaders...

January 28, 2016

The State of the Presidential Race and a Live Blog of the GOP Debate

The race for the White House is soon to get real data: votes from voters....

January 27, 2016

The Dove Channel and Purity

The Dove Channel aims for purity, but fails at beauty. Purity is a lovely thing despite the...

January 26, 2016

Preservation Hall: A Good Thing in America

I am already tired of politics and nobody has voted yet. Democrat and Republican: my...

January 25, 2016

Thank You Andy Jackson, But You Should Not Have Been President

If only Andrew Jackson had never been President, he would have remained an American hero....

January 24, 2016

LinLin the Dog: When Love Goes Awry

Walking down the hallway of a hotel, I saw a terrifying sight: a painting of...

January 23, 2016

How to Spot Online Educational McCollege

Much online education is the equivalent of a restaurant that serves food that may not...

January 22, 2016

The Way of the Grifter: What Hillary Clinton can Teach Us

The Clintons are amazing. They have somehow grown very, very rich through public service. Other...

January 21, 2016

Tyranny Demands Mediocrity

Mao recognized that the Chinese Communist Party was making huge blunders because it was closed...

January 20, 2016

Evidence is Extraordinary

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. This is a true as far as it goes, except...

January 19, 2016

Kingdom of God, Republic of Earth: Three Key Ideas

I am a citizen of this Republic and love her for her many virtues. She...

January 18, 2016

Religion and Science Need Each Other

Natural science has done good things for humankind. My ability to work while on a...

January 17, 2016

1988 is Finally Over: 2016 Ought to Be the Next Great Election

1988 was the year we affirmed the Reagan Revolution by electing, against most odds, his...

January 16, 2016

Vision with Integrity: What We Need in Education

I have known leaders with vision, but without integrity. This is Gary Hart: a man...

January 15, 2016

Proud to Have Learned Some New York Values

At heart, though I was born in Illinois, and spent only seven years there, I...

January 14, 2016

GOP Debate: Live Blog of The Beginning of the End

This debate marks the beginning of the end for most candidates on tonight's stage. Voting...

January 13, 2016

All the Truth is Out There: A Lesson for Voters

Take one sentence in a long book: "His failed presidency had given way to Reagan, who relied...

January 12, 2016

Reason is Not Skepticism.

Sometimes atheists and agnostics who are non-academics* call themselves skeptics, but they really should not. They...

January 11, 2016

Bing and Bowie: the Old Order Changes

David Bowie is dead. Many (all?) of my students will have to be told who David...