Does America Have a Future?
Review of Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt’s book, How Democracies Die Reviewed by Joseph Langen It would be comforting to think that our American experiment in… Read More »Does America Have a Future?
American ideals
The Perversion of Myth in America- Part 4 The Trumpian Myth
So far we have explored the nature of myth in a positive sense, a number of useful myths and some destructive myths in America. Now… Read More »The Perversion of Myth in America- Part 4 The Trumpian Myth
Review of American Dialogue by Joseph Ellis
I have been looking for some perspective on the current issues facing our country. By chance, I happened across Ellis’s very recent book. I approached… Read More »Review of American Dialogue by Joseph Ellis
The American War between Freedom and Equality It is a strange fact that freedom and equality, the two basic ideas of democracy, are to some… Read More »
Paths to a Nonviolent America
Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.… Read More »Paths to a Nonviolent America
After living through the Brexit vote, Trump’s election is a familiar indictment of humanity
The night the UK voted to leave the European Union, those of us Brits who opposed the idea started out watching with a sick mixture… Read More »After living through the Brexit vote, Trump’s election is a familiar indictment of humanity
Fear of refugees is unworthy of American ideals
The longstanding crisis of Syrian refugees fleeing the excruciating violence that has consumed their country collided in the streets of Paris with the security crisis… Read More »Fear of refugees is unworthy of American ideals