Americanism Redux August 14, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 In your life, you are the decider. And today, 250 years ago, you would have been the decider as well. * * * * * * * (the Mauney house marker) Among the three dozen men of decision at Christian Mauney's log house on Court House Road is a 48-year old German immigrant, … [Read more...]
Learning From The 1918 Influenza Pandemic: Day 56
May 7, 2020 by
A tough place for a decision Perched on the fence with a strong wind blowing. That's what Day 56 feels like, the second day of November 1918. The fence is the issue of re-opening or not, the perch is the indecision over which to do, to stay closed or to end closures, and the wind is the trend of most American communities to stop quarantines, stop the bans on all sorts of public … [Read more...]
