When you read about desperate refugees crossing the English Channel in dinghies, do you ever ask yourself why these people left home in the first place? Few give it much thought. To most, migrants seem just a fact of life. But the reality is they’re “the thin edge of the wedge of a vast exodus” …
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Lisa Montgomery was executed in Indiana last Wednesday morning, becoming the first woman to die under the federal death penalty in nearly seven decades. Her sentence was carried out after the Supreme Court lifted one stay and declined to grant another last-minute request for a delay from her attorneys. The court’s three liberals, Justices Stephen …
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Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first-ever youth poet laureate read the following poem during the inauguration of President Joe Biden on January 20th. One cannot replicate Amanda’s excellent presentation, unfortunately. But the words are wonderful. An amazing talent: When day comes we ask ourselves, Where can we find light in this never-ending shade? The loss we …
The Capitol riot highlighted the need for DC statehood in tragic, terrifying relief. The 700,000 residents of DC watched as racist armed insurrectionists took over city streets, hotels, restaurants, Airbnbs, and peaceful neighborhoods before and after the Capitol attack, powerless to do anything about it. DC Mayor Muriel Bowser was hamstrung in her attempt to …
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Getting a Covid vaccination where I live reminds me of feeding chickens. I arrive at the chicken run with a full bowl of corn. “Mornin’ all, I call”, to be totally ignored – until they see the tell-tale bowl. I dip my hand into the corn, take a full handful of chicken-feed and throw it …
