In a Washington Post interview today, Burns identifies his primary worry about our democracy, in historical context: “I think this […]
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Journey across a Nation of Nature
Five years ago this month, Carol and I drove across the land known as America. From San Francisco, California to […]
MLK and Atheists
MLK for Atheists Rev. King was no saint, though probably more of a saint than many “saints.” No miracle-worker … […]
Serve and Protect
As we turn the pages of the calendar … we replace the old one with a 2021 calendar from the […]
Face Value
My reading has been flowing back and forth between James Baldwin and Pauli Murray. I’ve had Murray’s autobiographical book, Proud […]
December 2, 1859
This is a day we all should remember the execution of a tragic character in history, a failed leader, a […]
My Country Too
“That isn’t American!” “They aren’t American!” Who is American? What does it mean to be American? White supremacists, KKK, militias […]
Women’s Voices
Maybe you’ve noticed, as I have, that a lot of my posts lately have centered on men and men’s voices. […]
Voices of Good in Greenville
After speaking to the Piedmont Humanists recently, I took a walk downtown Greenville, South Carolina. A new city for me, […]
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