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May 2019

May 10, 2019

Five Lessons From An Age that Vanished in 1975: the Emperor Haile Selassie- Warning, Lesson, Sorrow

Haile Selassie was a great man who ended badly. As an almost fifty-six year old...

April 2019

April 17, 2019

Election 2018: State of the Race With Ten Things to Watch

The preparatory phase in the race for President in 2020 is coming to an end....

April 15, 2019

Going Home with Mr. Lincoln

Yesterday in 1865 was a bad day as a terrorist and traitor shot our President....

February 2019

February 19, 2019

Learning from Marcus Garvey

Never forget that intelligence rules the world and ignorance carries the burden. Therefore, remove yourself...

January 2019

January 18, 2019

2020 Coming: State of Play

Some people wanted Trump, some people accepted Trump won, and some people never let Trump...

December 2018

December 01, 2018

The Color Line Cannot Be Ignored: An Example from the Columbian Exposition

Ida Wells: a leader in the fight for human dignity and against lynching. Nothing...

November 2018

November 29, 2018

Is the city built on the gods or on men? (Laws)

When the state is divinized, tyranny follows. All rulers, even the best, are tempted to...

November 09, 2018

A Leadership Lesson from The Song of Roland or Why Charlemagne May Not Be Your Next College President, But You Might Consider Someone Like Him

Leaders: We Need Them Choosing a leader is hard and our present few decades of...

November 06, 2018

Don’t you want to be free? Black Thunder and the Question for Our Time (Arna Bontemps)

“Don’t you want to be free?” That’s the question the enslaved people of the United...

November 02, 2018

Thinking about the Old South (Arna Bontemps)

Antebellum. Americans need the truth and for many the truth begins with killing a lie:...

October 2018

October 29, 2018

Bob Woodward’s Book: the Up to Date is Dated

Often I wait a bit to read a political book. Media will give me the...

September 2018

September 29, 2018

The Perils of Power: Songs of Innocence, Songs of Experience (Shakespeare and William Blake)

William Blake, half-mad wholly prophetic, lived in one of the first eras in human history...

September 16, 2018

The Persuasive Power of Patience (Interactive Reading of Karen Swallow Prior 11/12)

Patience is powerful and persuasive. Prince Albert grew in power under his wife Queen Victoria...

September 05, 2018

The Barnum Brutus Our Times Deserves

Our times have given us a Barnum Brutus. Our Times has published a member of...

August 2018

August 29, 2018

A lesson from Homer: Thus they tended the funeral of John McCain

The late John McCain had a father and grandfather who both became admirals in the...

August 26, 2018

The “No” Vote: Why Trump Could Win or Be Impeached

If Donald Trump is not voted out of office, a distinct possibility due to his...

August 25, 2018

Hero, Patriot: Warts and All He Was a Great American

Rest in Peace Senator John McCain. My thoughts on his book here: I have come...

August 25, 2018

Unilateral Disarmament: A Bad Moral Analogy

“Times are bad. Times are so bad that to stop this particular evil, we will...

August 24, 2018

A Martyred Republican Speaks on Saving a Republic

When a country needs advice, turning to a hero is a good idea. When a...

August 19, 2018

Georgia Should Be On Our Minds

If you want hope, Georgia should be on your mind. I wanted currency to visit...

August 07, 2018

Persuasion, Not Winning: Leadership Must Persuade (Summer in the Republic 60!)

We need more persuasion and less winning. Persuasion is a rule based method of helping...

August 04, 2018

Favre and Socrates: If They Give Up Things Are Bad (Summer in the Republic 57)

Brett Favre always wanted to play or so it seemed watching him. He seemed never to...

August 02, 2018

Wait! Remember First Questions! (Summer in the Republic 55)

Socrates knew what Jesus incarnated: the beginning questions contain the apocalypse and paradise. News happens...

July 2018

July 27, 2018

Finding Justice Where We Can (Summer in the Republic 50!!!)

There are a few rulers so corrupt, think Stalin or Hitler, that justice for them...

July 17, 2018

Look for the Ruler Who Might Quit (Summer in the Republic 41)

George Washington went home. That’s the greatest thing he did and is remarkable in human...

July 14, 2018

Drowning in Oratory (Summer in the Republic 38)

Being a loud person means being, much of the time, an absurd (or hopefully a...

July 02, 2018

Justice and the Ruling Class (Summer in the Republic Day 27!)

Civility in civil society is good as party manners are good, they keep a decent situation...

July 01, 2018

What about the Strongman? (Summer in the Republic 26)

In fifth grade I learned that big kids could be dangerous. The nerdy kids in...

June 2018

June 24, 2018

How to Deal with the Tyrannical Teacher (Summer in the Republic 20)

Work for a tyrant and if you survive, you learn a great deal, but at...

June 17, 2018

Don’t Give Up, Keep Pursuing Truth: Be an Alamo Thinker (Summer in the Republic 13)

“Never surrender.” The underrated classic Galaxy Quest gets a laugh from the motto, though the...