“Microaggressions,” My Keester!

Good heavens, when will all of this nonsense stop?  Given the very real societal upheaval and damage done to the fabric of our country through the concerted  efforts, during the 2008-2016 time-frame, it may not.  Regrettably, it’s not only possible that the damage-generating nonsense may not cease, it may get … read more

Unspeakable Tragedy Times Two

All murders are tragic.  Along with those elsewhere, the citizens of Chicago seem to be experiencing this on an unthinkable scale these past few weekends.  Persons fatally shot, the loss known and felt only by their families, while remaining largely anonymous to the nation at large.  But sometimes individual murders … read more

Taking A Knee, For Something Or Other

Recently, an 11-year-old girl made the news for the self-serving, dishonoring gesture, of kneeling during her classroom’s recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.  A classic case of a youngster imitating what she had seen, or heard about, being practiced most prominently, of course, by several multi-millionaire-dollar-earning football professionals, during the … read more

The Objectivity Masquerade

Recently, over three-hundred U.S. newspapers committed to join with the Boston Globe to write editorials objecting to President Trump’s labelling them creators of “fake news, and, in sum, his so-called “dirty war against the free press.”  The Guardian newspaper, for one, spoke of its commitment to “stand with the U.S, … read more

I Pledge Allegiance to the “Wolf Pack” ??

Embarrassed to say this actually happened in Georgia.  But, with regret, it did.  On the first day of the new school year, an Atlanta charter school’s campus president actually announced that, henceforth, our Pledge of Allegiance would not be a part of the traditional all-student morning meeting.  Instead, the kindergarten … read more

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