Edmund Burke wrote ““People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors.” Today I read that Donald Trump is “saving America”. It’s not uncommon comment on Twitter and Facebook. With that backward glance that Burke just…
Rick Wilson’s really poor affectation of hillbilly mannerisms and slang put me in mind of one of my fondest memories of my college days, a bar on the other side of Lexington, Kentucky where I went to university, 1964-1971, before…
A favorite subject of mine (from a 2011 series, The History of Government Employment, Part IV), “service” is an important theme in an important election year, which could, if we do things right, dictate the course of America for the next 30…