Preserving American Values

Our nation stands under attack … not from without, but from within. Both our politics and our culture have been corrupted.

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Darkness Before Light

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We learn that life is a struggle between the forces of light and darkness.   Buddhism sees the conflict as between your heart and your ego-...
Monday, January 16, 2017

More Proof That the Problems of Inner Cities Are Not Caused by Black Culture

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In an earlier post of mine, “The Cause of Urban Ghetto Violence Cannot Be Placed on a Failure of the Black Community,” I argued that while ...
Saturday, January 7, 2017

The Case for Compulsory Language Education for Immigrants

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The functioning of a healthy democracy and society requires that all members of that society feel a part of it.   They can have complaints,...
Sunday, January 1, 2017

Capitalism Is Not the Answer; Capitalism Is the Problem - But What To Do?

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A recent article in The New Yorker , “Rage Against the Machine,” commenting on several recent books about the future of robotic automation,...
Sunday, December 25, 2016

Taking the Sham Out of Christmas

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This is not going to be one of those regularly heard messages about how Christmas has become so commercialized that the true meaning of Chr...
Friday, December 23, 2016

Friedman Is Trump’s Most Dangerous Pick Yet!

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Trump’s selection of David Friedman as U.S. Ambassador to Israel is his most dangerous to America’s national security interests to date. ...
Saturday, December 17, 2016

The Perennial Search for the Democrat’s Mission

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It’s sad to see Democrats once again thrashing around, after November’s defeat, trying to figure out where there message failed and what th...
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Author: We Still Hold These Truths. Blog: ThePracticalBuddhist.com. Author: various books on Buddhist practice. Author: Raising a Happy Child. A graduate of the U. of Chicago Law School, I have had a varied career teaching law, practicing law, and as an executive for law-related nonprofit organizations. I have been a survey researcher. I have been a consultant to nonprofits regarding management matters. In retirement, I have worked with at-risk children in pubic schools.
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