The Plain of Weehawken, and the Loss of a Hero

Reflections on the anniversary of America’s most tragic duel… Early in the morning of July 11, 1804, the Vice President and the former Secretary of the Treasury stood on the Plain of Weehawken – a wild land in New Jersey, where the laws were different from civilized New York, across the water – and they …

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5 Reasons the USA is the Greatest Country Ever Conceived

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‘Murica; What are the top 5 reasons the United States is the greatest nation ever conceived by mankind? Economic Power: The USA is one of the world’s largest economies, with a GDP that is larger than any other country. Many people see the US economic system as one of the main drivers of its success …

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The Age of Upside Down

“Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio?” ~Simon and Garfunkel 1967. Seems appropriate in this age of upside down. Where are the heroes? Where are the adults? Where are the sheepdogs that protect the flocks? Are they gone or just uncaring? Who stands for the values that made us? I’m in my 70s and, by the …

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Little America Has a Big Heart

Last night, my spouse called out to me to come upstairs from my basement lair and watch TV with her. Normally, that is a request I might normally have dodged, but since Marquette and Baylor had just destroyed my bracket, I decided to go see what cooking show, HGTV special, or “Housewives” episode had caught …

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Is America Over?

Jeff Ulicny asks, Is America Over? “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our …

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