I gave a speech at Franciscan University last week. I talked about my faith walk and how it tied into my running for president. I turned the second half of the talk into a “Town Hall Meeting.” Someone asked me … Continue reading
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State of the Union rebuttal (Part I): I gave a State of the Union Address in an auditorium at Notre Dame University in 2010, the same night Obama was giving one of his. Thinking about it now, in the aftermath … Continue reading
Boy Scout camp scene The character of boys in this society, overall, continues to get softer and softer with more and more screen time in temperature-controlled homes. Conversely, I just interviewed a man who, as a boy, could have been … Continue reading
Mennonite Disaster Service rebuild In the past couple weeks, I’ve written about multiple topics for a couple newspapers… I, for instance, interviewed a man who goes all over the world with Mennonite Disaster Service to help with rebuilds after natural … Continue reading
catholiccitizens.org photo I’ve been listening to the Democratic National Convention on and off the past few nights. I’ve also listened to a steady stream of media “analysts” (and I use that phraseology loosely) saying how Michelle Obama “…knocked it out … Continue reading
catholicvoice.org photo On Easter Sunday, in the midst of Third World countries battling the pandemic, Pope Francis called for “debt relief” for these countries. France’s Emmanuel Macron followed suit several days later. (At the turn of the millennium, Pope John … Continue reading
On the way back from my kid’s soccer game in Archbold, Ohio, I stopped at the McDonald’s in Defiance, Ohio, to do a little “populist stumping.” While passing out campaign cards, I got in a conversation with this guy, Jay … Continue reading
a slice, or rather a ‘stalk,’ of Joe’s agriculture research notes Corn is the most produced crop in America, coming in at about $24 billion a year. There are a significant amount of U.S. government subsidies for growing corn. This, … Continue reading
I had a “political science session” last night with my daughter Sarah who has just finished up her sophomore year at Franciscan University. The session shed some key light on an Obama administration’s transgender related bathroom “directive” that had gone … Continue reading
Our Florida Panhandle Tour continues… Last week in the Panhandle, I talked with two men heading back to Ocala, Florida, after spending more than a week helping tornado victims in Alabama. They are part of the Florida … Continue reading