Meritocracy

Meritocracy

It’s time for American Democracy to take the next step, and the next step is away from wealth for wealth’s sake and towards rewarding people with motivation and old-fashioned determination to succeed. Collectively we have the money to make this step. What I object to...
Little b bigotry

Little b bigotry

Bigot In Merriam-Webster: a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices especially: one who regards or treats the members of a group (such as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance. In this post, I propose...
Mt. Rushmore

Mt. Rushmore

Washington, Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Lincoln on Mt. Rushmore. A sculptor named Borglum chose the four because he thought they led the country during important times and made decisions that shaped the future of the country. I would not disagree with any of those...
Contraception

Contraception

When the Supreme Court sent up a trial balloon as to the future of Roe V. Wade six weeks ago, I posted on the topic of Abortion. Now that the current nine have overturned the nine of five decades ago, it is time for me to repeat some of what I wrote and expand...
James Weldon Johnson

James Weldon Johnson

James Weldon Johnson (June 17, 1871 – June 26, 1938) had a birthday last Friday, which is still celebrated posthumously every year. After receiving a degree from Atlanta University, Johnson returned home to Jacksonville, Florida in 1894 and became the principal of...
High Mindedness

High Mindedness

The current spate of anti-intellectualism is only a very specific form of a much broader and more pernicious syndrome, anti-high mindedness, the fallacious idea that applying humanitarian ideals and morality is a mistake. The problem is not new! Think of all the old...