THE CRUX OF IT: It’s a “Power” thing and a “Blue” thing as much as anything. The primary goal of the law is too often the assertion of power and control rather than helpfulness. Establishing position and dominance takes the place of serving. That stems, in fact, from weakness and insecurity. Everything established […]
THE CRUX OF IT: Veiled ignorance in the form of forced assimilation. Students at the Pretoria High School for Girls in South Africa came together to protest the racism that they claim to have endured throughout the school year. That discrimination was allegedly directed at them from their white teachers. 200 students, led […]
THE CRUX OF IT: The dissenting opinion is the most profound expression of freedom. Last Friday night, the National Anthem began to sound before the Preseason game of the 49ers and The Packers.. That is not unusual. The unusual thing happened when San Francisco’s QB Colin Kaepernick refused to stand in honor […]
THE CRUX OF IT: Bias and bigotry drive the law in the state of Maine. Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) recently stated that guys with names like “Smoothie”, “D-Money”, and “Shifty” were flowing over the borders of his state selling drugs and impregnating their white girls before they […]
THE CRUX OF IT: Diversity is universal…why not embrace it?
THE CRUX OF IT: The price of a life. In 2015 there was a dramatic increase in the cost of the drug Daraprim. Martin Shkreli, CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, increased the price from $13.50 per tablet to $750 per tablet — a 5,000 percent jump — the New York Times reported. is […]
THE CRUX OF IT: Where there’s a will… Respect and praise should be given to all Olympians that competed fairly at this years games. But it is very necessary to give recognition to an achievement that was accomplished without help and through will and perseverance. Thank you for being a […]
THE CRUX OF IT: The Tao of Visualization Imagine a place of serenity and inertia. What does it look like? Picture it distinctly. Now EMBRACE it.
THE CRUX OF IT: Be your brother’s keeper. On any given day, it is guaranteed that anyone reading this has an excess. You have enough to help when asked or begged to do so. Do you?
THE CRUX OF IT: The fear inside is manifest as hatred outside. Civil unrest has become more frequent lately. Whether the basis of that public discontent is another police shooting, like in Wisconsin most recently, or whether its an organized gathering to prevent pollution and harmful business ventures like in North Dakota. On Tuesday, hundreds […]