We Hold These Truths? A few short weeks ago the capital of the United States was under siege. Attacked by a faction of citizens making references to The Boston Tea Party, and announcing “It’s 1776 again!”. They apparently understood neither the reason for The Boston Tea Party, nor the words…

Tolerence I think a lot of people while not actually racist, don’t really understand the idea of tolerance, and live a middle ground and don’t really think about it except to be defensive and insist they are not racist. But you don’t have to be racist to be part of…

Get you some learning There seems to be a lot of news coverage of what to do about school, and a prevailing sentiment that parents and students hate virtual learning. This is being used as a reason to reopen schools. Strange to think someone’s dislike of something should be a…

Don’t Snowflake me! The Declaration of Independence states: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, . . “ Whoa, lets stop right there. The very first, and I…

Of course everyone knows the US has some major problems moving into the future, but not everyone knows they are rooted in the past. Two of the most pressing problems are systemic racism, and the for profit prison system. …