For All Mankind

Exploring The History Of Women In Leadership

There are plenty of legitimate reasons why Kamala Harris is unqualified to be President of the United States, but I was taken aback recently by those who disqualify her from leadership because she’s a woman. Even more surprising was that others enthusiastically applauded that assertion. People really believe that women are disqualified

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The Hive: Applying The Lessons of the Freedom Riders

You’ve probably never heard of Bruce Boynton. It’s arguable that Boynton was more important than Rosa Parks in ending segregation, but his relative obscurity underlies the fact that there were thousands of brave Americans at that time willing to go against the hive mentality of their day. They were scared, isolated, often

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Freakishness In The Arts: Olympics Edition

It was one of Edward Gibbon’s five attributes that marked the fall of the Roman Empire: freakishness in the arts. The others, increased desire to live off the state, enthusiasm pretending to be creativity, a mounting love of show and luxury, an obsession with sex and especially homosexuality also apply to the Paris

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Uncomfortable Questions for Candidates on the 4th of July

Here they come, pulling around the block in parade floats, flanked in front and behind by enthusiastic supporters handing out fliers and candy. They’re the 2024 candidates for whatever office — Legislature, Congress, Sheriff, Governor, President. They might work the sidewalk, shaking hands, hoping to gain that human connection that will win

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Star Spangled Banner

The Star Spangled Banner: A Weapon For Saving America

I’m tired of fearing for the future of America. Weirdo perverts and unhinged authoritarians from garbage-strewn cities don’t get to define our future. We The People do, and we outnumber those freaks by a lot. We can spin our tires in the mire of our current predicament all day long but we’ll

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