Hyper-partisan tribalism, polarization and division were alive and well in America well before Donald Trump was the nominee, elected or even took office. He is hardly the “Uniter-in-Chief” we needed (neither was […]
Beyond struggling, is America imploding?
We should all take a deep breath and rethink our individual and collective fixation on arguably our most outwardly-flawed POTUS. If one excluded Los Angeles and New York City, most Americans who […]
Let us support and PROTECT Free Speech
If I were a Mayor, Police Chief, or especially President/Chancellor of a University or College, I would proclaim to all within my domain that, first and foremost, it was my intent not […]
“The Enemy Within” (you and me)
An important and worthwhile read. April 03, 2018 Why do we have so much difficulty talking with people who are of an opposing political orientation? If we were all honorable, in any […]
#NeverAgain and #YesSheCan exposing more of our political federal and state-level “Swamps”
Now THIS gives me hope that our multi-level political SWAMP just might be shamed into constructive and meaningful bi-partisan legislation – and (potentially) even more changes that serve America, and Americans, first […]
The New Great Game and the Incendiary International Border that Defies Common Sense
By Contributor Craig Walker (from Pakistan) “…The vacuum of power and sovereignty in the two conflicted, strategically located countries – Pakistan and Afghanistan — rank with the gravest geopolitical problems of the […]
Politicians seek Issues – not Solutions
Sad, but truer than ever, politicians’ focus on partisanship and divisive issues is driven by how much money can be raised from Special Interests (corporations, unions, etc.) and their voting constituencies drawn […]
Muslim Choir in Beirut demonstrates Christmas Spirit of Giving and Good Will
True representation of the Christmas spirit of giving and Good Will. Extraordinary outreach that should be covered by all media across the world. We need so much more of this. Muslim Choir in […]
Calling all Rotarians, those with similar values – and frustrations
Enough of the blame-gaming fallout from the November 8 election. Let’s get on with ending the divisiveness that started decades ago.
Struggling to learn the lessons of Vietnam – How about Now?!?
America’s struggle (“jihad”) over our values, principles and priorities, domestically and internationally, really came to a head during the 1960’s. As evidenced by the current and worsening divisive politics, exacerbated by a complicit and dysfunctional media, “TRUTH,” “FACTS,” integrity and accountability are proving to be fluid and elusive.
Could Trump be a “Peace-Builder?”
About Trump’s cabinet nominations, I offer a little FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Let us reflect on the “Marshall Plan,” and one of the reasons that the European Union was created – i.e. the […]
