Almost everyone has noted that this election is an extraordinary one. On that, at least, we agree. The truth is that there are two elections taking place tomorrow, November 3, 2020. One is the usual contest between real conservatives and liberals about the nature of the government, whether it should play a larger or smaller…

The current controversy over voting is embarrassing and frightening: embarrassing because we were brought up thinking voting was only a problem in other countries, and  frightening because there appears to be real and concerted efforts to suppress the vote in the 2020 election. For these reasons President Carter and international groups have supervised election results…

I had occasion to drive down to north Atlanta yesterday and on my way back I was rather surprised and somewhat shaken to see campaign signs for a Republican candidate featuring a prominent image of an AK47. Somehow, apparently, this image was supposed to make him more attractive to potential voters. What does this mean?…

I spent almost twenty years traveling in Latin America during the 80s and 90s, principally in Venezuela, Mexico, and Central America. It was an exciting experience that has left me with many wonderful memories and lots of friends with whom I continue to correspond to this day. To say that I am simpatico with Latinos…

The fall season has always been the best for me – my favorite. The weather cools, the leaves change and blanket the yard, and the aromatic smells help ease us into winter. For almost a decade I enjoyed two fall seasons, first paddling in northern Minnesota and Ontario and then returning to Georgia for an…

Recently, rather surprisingly, on the Morning Joe show on MSNBC, I caught a wonderful discussion that for me provided real insight into what has happened with our politics. I say “surprisingly” because both MSNBC and its morning show are normally bastions of liberalism. That particular morning the “talking heads” featured conservative Rod Dreher and his…

Yesterday I wrote about there being “two truths”: the opposing forces of the left (liberals and Democrats) and the right (conservatives and Republicans). While I genuinely tried to appreciate the two views, it soon became apparent that only one of these views can become “the law of the land.” As long as we give in…

A couple of days ago while out working in my shop I had the radio on and caught part of the debate between our current senatorial candidates, Jon Ossoff and the incumbent David Perdue. My takeaway is that Perdue spent most of his time ranting about the socialists and other boogymen. He didn’t seem to…

How many times have you heard this during the last four years?  If you are like me, you have heard this repeatedly, suggesting that the American people are better than their president and those Republicans who have supported his antics and policies. We wouldn’t say the horrible things that have become Trump’s trademark about other…