60 Years and No Class Ago – Compared to Today

I was old enough to be dimly aware that Presidents are elected and that there is a difference between a democracy and a democratic republic.

Black Lives Matter: The Right Side of History

It was a chilly, drizzly Sunday morning. I was not attending worship services. Not this Sunday, not after the cancellation of service.

Trump Followers: Safe from Forbidden Fruit in the Garden of Good and Evil

Why my conservative brothers and sisters in Christ, like Donald Trump, do not need forgiveness from God, although the rest of us might.

Donald Trump and the Code of 1488

The outermost fringes of American right-wing militancy have something in common with early Christianity. They rely on codes.

On Statues, History, and Heritage

At the end of World War II, the American high command finally discovered what had happened to 15 US soldiers who had been captured by Germans in Italy.

How Donald J. Trump Wins in 2020

The presumptive Democratic nominee 9 points ahead. Even conservatives attacking Republicans. And Democrats still lost in November. Here’s how it happened.

Maryland’s Harry Hughes and Lessons We Should Apply To Trump

Harry Hughes broke what was becoming a tradition in Maryland. It probably had been going on long before Spiro Agnew was caught.

Nixon and Haldeman Explain How to Save Trump

Haldeman was indignant 46 years ago during the Watergate hearings. John Dean had not lied, exactly, but he had misled the world.

Thank Ukrainian Hero Anton Geraschenko For No Biden Investigation

Between the conversation between two presidents, and a congressional investigation into that conversation, Ukraine had months to get dirt on Biden.

A Heroic Future President On the 9/11 Attacks

Each time President Trump tells us what he saw and did on the day of the attacks, his actions in the aftermath become even more courageous.

Serene Sanctuaries Where We Can Comfortably Lose Our Souls

I think of my continuing inner debate about good and evil as I hear of the latest policy change. It was made quietly, behind the curtain.

In Trump’s White House They Call It ‘Swing Around the Circle’

In the White House, it’s been called the Swing Around the Circle, a planned rally tour to persuade middle-of-the-road voters of the President’s moderation.

The Beatles Generation—Bigotry Goes Against Grown-Up Values

I was just a kid. Beatles were bugs. I had heard the new yeah-yeah song a few times. It was different because it had a hard drum beat at the beginning.

‘Sofi’s’ Choice—Refugees and Sanctuary

It was 1877 and Rutherford B. Hayes had just become President. He did not get the most votes. He made deals with corrupt politicians.