Every Christmas movie worth its salt has a single underlying message: The only important thing in life is the way we treat each other. It has Biblical references in the golden rule, and it’s the core concept of anti-bullying campaigns. It’s also the underpinning of any solid society because a how-we-treat-each-other philosophy is the glue […]
Read More →Circa 1965, a man pulled into our driveway, told my father he had “macadam left over from a job down the street,” and he would “repair your driveway for half the usual cost – and do it right away.” He had a nice guy, happy-to-help-out demeanor, and my father fell for a scam that has […]
Read More →Originally published Nov. 29, 2016 in The Orlando Sentinel. The “lamestream” media, the “liberal media” and other bashing is code for “don’t believe a thing they say – believe what I say.” It’s a brainwashing tool. That’s not to say some – perhaps most – publications don’t lean left or right. But if media bashing […]
Read More →Forget morality, philosophy and the Democrats for a minute. Focus on politics and, more specifically, how it works behind closed doors. Politically, Trump might not be president for long – or at all. Donald Trump remains a wild card, but it’s unlikely he’ll play nice with his fellow Republicans in the House and Senate. If […]
Read More →The post-election recovery isn’t going as planned. On the first day after a presidential election, the losing party usually cries and curses. The second day they lick wounds. The third day they start to rationalize their new reality: “Okay, this is a loss, but there’s one good thing …” followed in short order by “I […]
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