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The Gap Made By A Pen
Doing the right thing can mean doing the fair thing. I want to do the right and fair thing in pointing to today’s column by conservative commentator, George Will. Earlier in 2018, I wrote a post criticizing Will. He had just penned an article about the death of Billy Graham, the famous Christian evangelist. The […]
A Good Three
All in all, a pretty good few days for me. That’s how I judge it when I can honestly tell you that since the weekend, three clear insights have settled into my life. Three good things. One was from a book review written by Daniel Richter, published in the weekend edition of the Wall Street […]
The Virtue Of The Desk Drawer
Flat-out angry and boiling mad. That was Abraham Lincoln as he sat behind his desk. He wielded the pen in his hand like a knife, writing words and sentences that sliced into the person meant to receive this harshly-drawn letter. It was mid-July, 1863. Lincoln was furious at US General George Meade. Lincoln believed Meade […]
YOUR CHOICE OF MARBLE: ABRAHAM LINCOLN, GETTYSBURG, AND MONUMENTS OF HISTORY
The man in the circle is Abraham Lincoln. I want you to squeeze in next to him, on that platform, and listen to what he has … [Read More ...]
THE CONDITIONS OF A 1-TERM AMERICAN PRESIDENCY
As elections go, we are half-way between. The past on one side. The future on the other. A year ago was the stunning … [Read More ...]
