Catching up on the last couple months… I did a newspaper interview with the director of the local Awakening Minds Art Program. It is in some 19 counties of Northwest Ohio and is, primarily, designed to use art as a … Continue reading →
Was just reading part of the book: Eisenhower In War And Peace. It explained when Eisenhower was running for president, the Korean War had entered its third year — and “it loomed large in voters’ minds.” During a campaign speech, … Continue reading →
Today is the eighth anniversary of the Deep Water Horizon catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico. It is believed to be, by far, the largest marine oil spill in history. The total discharge was 4.9 million barrels. And they were … Continue reading →
I was reading some of The Available Man (Warren Harding) today. The book noted that in choosing his Cabinet, Harding wanted to “…have a popular group of the best minds around him.” With my Cabinet, I don’t know so much … Continue reading →
My son Jonathan and I volunteered at Rally Point, a ” Youth for Christ Outreach” in Lima Wednesday evening. After the meal, we listened to a man from Guatemala give his “testimony.” He was on a trajectory to be a … Continue reading →
The “border wall,” NAFTA… are hot topics right now with the Trump administration in regard to Mexico. But here’s something not being talked about in regard to Mexico. In the book Mexico in World History (Oxford Press), its noted that … Continue reading →
I attended an “Issues in Modern America” forum, of sorts, yesterday at Bluffton University. Students in a class by that name had designed display boards around various societal topics and explained the data, and their views per: solutions to the … Continue reading →
The Trump administration just slapped tariffs on some Chinese imports in an attempt to achieve more trade parity. The question is: Should we be trading with China at all? I was listening to a U.S. human rights lawyer on a … Continue reading →
For the past couple weeks, I’ve been reading the college text book: Essentials of Sociology. If you’re going to be president, understanding the “essentials” of sociological constructs would seem important, huh. Just sayin’. Anyway, this morning I was reading a … Continue reading →
In trying to understand more about the U.S.’s history with China, I picked up the book: China’s America (The Chinese View of the United States 1900-2000) by Jing Li. The author notes that a consistent thread in our relationship is … Continue reading →