- Sometimes it seems as if "Conversation" has become a bad word in our country, as if talking to someone not in complete agreement with you is a sign of weakness. Sometimes it seems as if Anger is the only energizing force we allow ourselves. I believe in a different America. An America where two people can disagree but still respect the basic humanity of the other person. An America where it is possible to disagree without hate, to talk without shouting. I believe, even still, in the ideal of the United States of America, a democracy where each person has the right to pursue their own life, and have their own opinion. If our country is less great than it once was, it is because we have slipped away from this idea, this belief that all men and women have the right to choose the course of their own lives, and their own opinions. It is both the left and the right that have slipped away from this idea, allowed their anger to somehow convince themselves to question the humanity of the other side. Sometimes it seems that fighting anger with reason is impossible. But if history has proven anything, it is that reason does always eventually win. This blog is my effort to again have a conversation, to replace anger with reason. I hope you will join me in a conversation, and together we can recapture the faith in our country and our citizens that made America great.
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Monthly Archives: January 2013
The AIG Bailout and the Tea Party, Part 2
The bailout of American International Group (AIG) during the financial crisis illustrates the conflicts between philosophy and reality that the Tea Party will have to address if it wants to actually change anything.
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Unwed Mothers and Cheating History
I named this blog “Cheating History” because I think this is the one overriding question our country needs to answer – how do we avoid the inevitable decline that has overtaken every other great nation throughout history? How does the … Continue reading
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Social Norms and Out of Wedlock Births
We have reached a point where almost half of all children are now born to unmarried mothers, a pretty good indicator of how much social norms have changed over the last few decades. I can’t help but think that this … Continue reading
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Tax Rates and Job Creators
In the debate over extending the Bush Tax Cuts Republicans continued their argument that higher taxes on millionaires, the people Republicans refer to as “Job Creators”, will result in fewer jobs being created. But it’s just not true. Higher taxes … Continue reading
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Against Progressive Taxation
With the recent partial extension of the Bush Tax Cuts our income tax rate is now more progressive than it has been in several decades. However arguably the idea of progressive taxation is based on a faulty theory, is counter … Continue reading
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The AIG Bailout and the Tea Party, Part 1
The bailout of American International Group (AIG) during the financial crisis illustrates the conflicts inherent in the Tea Party and why it’s having problems translating support into tangible change.
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Guns and America
Back in the day I was part owner of a bar with a sometimes rough clientele. We had off-duty police officers as patrons and on the busy nights we hired an off-duty officer, in uniform, for security. We had a … Continue reading →