Good and the Voyeurs of Violence

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  • Good and the Voyeurs of Violence

    The first time I saw images of children locked and stored in cages I had to close my eyes, but it was too late for the pictures had seared themselves to the level of conscience. It was my country that… Continue reading

  • Good, Justice, Private Passion and Public Compassion

    Justice in America right now is being preserved and administered by the judges of America.  The Department of Justice this nation was initially charged with support and service as oversight and peer review of the judge’s work but has been… Continue reading

  • Good and Standing in a Long Line for Justice

    If there were to be a fund to compensate people for the weaponization of justice I am pretty sure the folks who trashed and desecrated the Nation’s capital, or participated in the deaths of the police officers defending this beautiful… Continue reading

  • Good and the Devil You Think you Know

    The easiest thing in the world is to accumulate evidence supporting your hatred of another person in the political realm. At the same time it is almost impossible to imagine how you yourself became the devil other people hate. Yet,… Continue reading

  • Good and Mistaking Wax for Bronze in Leadership

    We have too many people in high places who have discovered you can be in high places wielding immense power for a few billion dollars flying on wings of wax and feathers.  They, along with us who put them there,… Continue reading

  • Words Better than Mine: Hannah Arendt and Authoritarian Government

    Hannah Arendt was a German, Jewish, American, Philosopher, and Historian from the 20th century. Her insights on authoritarian and totalitarian government accurately predicted today’s situation in the United States.  If you read nothing else by her, these quotes should get… Continue reading

  • Good, Melting Pots, and America as Creativity

    A minister in our community recently warned about` the dangers of attempting to render the complex web of American stories into one absolute, value laden, dominant story.  Americans are a tapestry of dynamic, powerful stories in interaction with evolving communities… Continue reading

  • Good and Guilt, the Problem with Intention

    In France, last week a multinational corporation and its executives have been found guilty and sentenced for supporting terrorist organizations. Even in the Nuremberg trials of WWII it became nearly impossible for the courts to hold corporations responsible for supporting… Continue reading

  • Good, Extortion, and the Art of the Misdeal

    Not everything in life is a deal.  When an offer is made and the only real alternative to the dealer’s offer is death and destruction of everything that matters to you, the transaction is called extortion. Extortion, for clarification, is… Continue reading

  • Good, Democracy and Whose War is This?

    Bret Stephens is a conservative columnist for the New York Times and probably a lonely one too. He seems one of the few remaining conservatives who think, feel and strenuously process their way through the days events.  I read him… Continue reading