Tag Politics

Noblesse Oblige

There was a time when the phrase “With great power comes great responsibility” was a guiding principle in this country. It is no longer. Our Supreme Court has essentially redefined this maxim to: “With great power comes great immunity” –… Continue Reading →

Why am I a Democrat?

While growing up, I didn’t give much thought to party affiliation – I was too young to fully understand the concepts of leadership and responsibility. I do remember the somber stillness of the classroom after the announcement of JFK’s attack… Continue Reading →

Hate

-to feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward. Hate sucks – literally, it sucks the humanity out of us. The roots of hate have been with us for as long as we have walked the Earth and one would… Continue Reading →

How We Voted – 2024

In my opinion, the last three (3) presidential election cycles (2016, 2020, 2024) have been contentious as well as motivating. Indeed, voter participation has increased steadily in Bucks County over the last 20 years as illustrated in Figure 1. Voter… Continue Reading →

Urgency of Our Demise

Rushing with the current of disfunction, our recidivous leadership acts with urgency to risk our demise. It has long been said that a budget is a statement of values. Coupled with administrative actions that have decimated institutions of merit; What… Continue Reading →

Cages

In this the 21st century we are still putting fellow human beings in cages. Not too long ago we separated families and caged children – some of which were never reunited. Presently in an ostensible hunt for criminals, our society… Continue Reading →

Acolyte

He watched from a distance on the tarmac as a light rain began to fall. A protector raised an umbrella to shelter the candidate’s coiffed hair as he rambled. Faces in the crowd were rapt by every word while others… Continue Reading →

On Race and Politics

[Listen to the audio version by using the player below.] I live in Levittown Pennsylvania a suburb of Philadelphia built in the 1950s. The creation of this community was considered a marvel at the time but in its early years… Continue Reading →

Familiar Echoes

A personal essay examining the social lessons from Nuremberg and how they currently resonate.

Change

We risk becoming spectators instead of participants in events evolving around us.

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