Woodward-Bernstein stuff, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes News is the first draft of history. Reading a journal, day by day, is much like following a story, news cycle by news cycle. Continue reading Woodward-Bernstein stuff, 1979
Category: LIBERTY
A look at the history and documents that laid the groundwork for the freedoms we have today.
In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 18
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Memorial Day weekend has always perplexed and frustrated me. The Monday holiday law turned a day of remembrance into “unofficial start of summer.” Continue reading In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 18
Make the most of Memorial Day weekend
Reading Time: 3 minutes July 4th is a time to celebrate. Memorial Day is a time to remember. Five simple rules will make it meaningful and memorable. Continue reading Make the most of Memorial Day weekend
Be seeing you, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes A secret agent resigns from his service and awakens in The Village, a futuristic prison on a remote island. Everyone has a number instead of a name. Oh, yes, there’s also this strange salute: “Be seeing you.” Continue reading Be seeing you, 1979
In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 3
Reading Time: 2 minutes I was also job-hunting for work in a compatible field. I procrastinated about which path to take, job or freelance. I couldn’t see the third path: to do both. Continue reading In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 3
‘Girls of the Ivy League,’ 1979
Reading Time: 3 minutes Freedom of choice includes the freedom to make bad choices, choices that we might regret someday. Would I tell that to my own daughters? I have. Continue reading ‘Girls of the Ivy League,’ 1979
The Mayflower Compact
Reading Time: 2 minutes The history of the Plymouth Colony is dramatic and often controversial, but that one act planted the seed of self-governance, freedom, and independence that we enjoy today. Continue reading The Mayflower Compact
Week in Review: Week 45
Reading Time: 2 minutes Digging into history and political philosophy, it’s good to be on the side of people like George Washington. Continue reading Week in Review: Week 45
George Washington tried to warn us
Reading Time: 4 minutes Political parties still make decisions based on ill-fated jealousies and false alarms. Both accuse opponents of collusion with foreign conspirators. Continue reading George Washington tried to warn us
Election Day (or days)
Reading Time: 2 minutes There is no right way or wrong way to vote. Voters must make their best possible choices based on what they know at a single point in time. Continue reading Election Day (or days)