High noon on the Potomac, that’s when it goes down. No seriously, legally speaking the peaceful transfer of power happens at 12:00pm Eastern time on January 20th. Inauguration or not. Swearing in or not. Ready or not, here comes Trump. Of all the things that Make America Great, there is one thing that sets us […]
I find the burning of the American flag to be repulsive.I find it to be provocative for the sake of being provocative. I find that is usually done by people who do not fully understand the implications of what the foundations of our country means. I find it to be disrespectful for those who would […]
Last December, I was in New York City. That’s right, Christmas in the big city…be jealous. I won’t bore you too much with the particulars, but suffice it to say; my wife and I were hooked. There is something about that city. If you’ve never been, you need to go. It was around this […]
A week ago, the nation was shocked. That’s right, it’s only been a week since the longest, strangest, most depressing election that any of us have ever experienced came to a surprising end. By surprising, I mean that everyone was shocked at the outcome. Stories are coming in that even the president-elect wasn’t expecting […]
In 2006 I was enrolled in freshman English comp. We were asked to write a short piece predicting something in the future. It is a surprisingly difficult thing to do. My piece was entitled, “Hillary Clinton Will Never be Elected President.” I claim no victory from this claim, because not only were some of my […]
It’s a cloudy and damp Tuesday morning in Oklahoma, and yet there are many who are standing outside. Waiting in long endless lines to get into obscure buildings. And, with no context this seems odd, but today is different than many others. Today our state, our nation, and the world watches, as citizens of this […]
Motion to make this the official statement of the 2016 election season…do I have a second? I see that hand. In what will go down as one of the most contentious and depressing elections of our lifetime, one of these “esteemed” choices will occupy the Oval Office. I’ll give you a moment to either […]
In 1532 Sir Thomas More resigned his position as High Chancellor of England. He resigned because he knew that King Henry would soon ask for his help in securing an annulment of Henry’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon. Thomas More could not in good conscience help Henry in this endeavor. Thomas More had the unfortunate […]
