I’m tired of being angry. Democrats blast Americans who “elected crazy Donald Trump,” and Republicans blast liberals who “ruined the economy under Joe Biden.” I’m a Democrat because my top issue is human rights – the freedom for everyone to be who they are and live without fear, which includes some groups I don’t particularly […]

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Originally appeared in The Orlando Sentinel, June 26, 2017, with a headline that sounded a tad more pro-Trump. A lot of people support Donald Trump, and here’s what liberals don’t get: Many, many people’s lives – largely but not exclusively in rural areas – have deteriorated over the past 20 years. In every political campaign, […]

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Human beings protect other human beings, in no small part because we taking-care-of people will one day be we-need-help people. But does a take-care-of-others rule have limits? It appears it does, and it seems to be a slight disagreement over the word “neighbor.” Circa 1970 with the Viet Nam war playing in the background, I […]

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