Category Archives: Politics and Business
Afghanistan primer
My Millennial daughter wrote me a note, asking about the events occurring in Afghanistan. She didn’t understand what was happening, and hadn’t been hearing much in the news over recent years. None of us have, really. That twenty year war … Continue reading
In praise of taxes
In the Judeo-Christian traditions there is a concept of “tithing”. The idea is that the collective contribution to the institution that represents the spiritual foundation of its people is a privilege and a duty. To support this idea, there are … Continue reading
Who’s “we”…?
Whenever a news organization interviews someone about the Big Issues, we invariably hear the person interviewed starting sentences like this: “We should…”, and “We shouldn’t…”, and “What we need to do is…” Then they fill in the blank with a … Continue reading
In praise of the Deep State
[The following article represents solely the opinion of the author and no one else.] When I first heard it, I didn’t understand what “deep state” meant, except that whoever was using the phrase seemed to convey a sense of foreboding, … Continue reading