I was creating a short post with the Preamble of the US Constitution for my ESL site. An essay came up in my search results: THE PREAMBLE’S SIGNIFICANCE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL […]
Government
US Majority: Openness to foreigners is ‘essential to who we are as a nation’
A new study from the Pew Rearch Center defines America as open and inclusive nation across demographics. There are people who share President Trump’s vision of an isolated and fearful […]
Robert F. Kennedy’s Greatest Speech Still Resonates in 2017
We must recognize the full human equality of all of our people before God, before the law and in the councils of government. We must do this, not because it is economically advantageous…We must do it for the single and fundamental reason that it is the right thing to do.
The New America, an end of an era
We were not founded as a fearful and insular nation to be put above all others. We gain our enviable strength by being a model providing opportunity and respect for […]
‘Route to Tyranny’: Human Rights Watch Lists Trump as a ‘Threat’
Totalitarianism continues to permeate my thoughts. The spectre of fascism seems far-fetched, but I each time I see historically based facets of it come to pass I wonder if this is how it begins. […]
Documentary: SECRECY
This film is about the vast, invisible world of government secrecy. By focusing on classified secrets, the government’s ability to put information out of sight if it would harm national security, Secrecy explores the tensions between our safety as a nation, and our ability to function as a democracy.