Archive for the ‘American Values’ Category
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They Do Have to Live Like Refugees
Posted on November 18, 2015
It was Tom Petty who sang, “You see you don’t have to live like a refugee (don’t have to live like a refugee).” Unfortunately, for millions of people who live...
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We Need a Leader, Not a Law Professor, In the White House
Posted on November 17, 2015
I’m not an Obama hater. He was born in America. He is not a Muslim. I would enjoy playing pick-up basketball with him. I would be happy to drink some...
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America’s Existential Crisis
Posted on November 13, 2015
I wasn’t smart enough to major in Philosophy when I was in college. I was never patient enough to wade through Hegal or willing to take the vow of poverty...
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Remembering the Stakes on Veterans Day
Posted on November 9, 2015
(Originally published in The Hill) There is no apostrophe in Veterans Day for a simple reason. Our nation’s veterans don’t own the day. They don’t possess it. On Veterans Day,...
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Columbus Day and the Garbage man
Posted on October 12, 2015
In my neighborhood, the garbage man comes on Mondays to pick up the trash, unless of course, it’s a holiday. I woke up early, in a panic, because I hadn’t...
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