A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: Perpetuating the lie machine
I had one of those “you’ve-got-to-be-kidding-me” moments today. I read a column that said President…
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A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: Conservatives’ injustice helped wake up America
It’s hard for me to admit, but I may have been wrong about slamming the…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: The CCC means ‘yes, yes, yes’
I recently watched a documentary film about the Civilian Conservation Corps. The similarities between the…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: Where are we headed?
Believe it or not, I read conservative columns and gain insight and balance as a…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: The land of the free … really?
Someone sent me a link to a disturbing video clip on YouTube wherein some British…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: Who does the GOP like?
Have you ever noticed how many people and groups Republicans say they don’t like or…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: Getting ready for the next bubble — poverty
Remember when Ross Perot made that famous comment about that “giant sucking sound…”? He was…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: The will and the way
Some preliminary work has been done with developing and implementing an intelligent grid network of…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: Life in the world of Speaker Boehner
Life is different in Boehnerville. It’s much simpler there. There, job-creators get all the rewards,…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: What hath Reagan wrought?
From some of the lies, disinformation, demagoguery and pure scatological nonsense coming from the field…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: Spinning away to oblivion
Things must be getting desperate for the Republican caucus in Washington and state capitals across…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: The people are the power
We the people are the government The first few words of the Preamble to the…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: Stop our warring ways
This title sounds like a cry from the early 1970s, but the fact remains we’re…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: No end to the outrage
We’ve seen outrageous performances in disinformation, partisan bickering and outright character assassination extending from the…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: Greed in America has undermined every cherished ethic
As the school year begins here in Texas, I am struck by the quiet anxiety…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: An embarrassment in governing
It finally happened. Our federal government managed to avoid destroying the country — for now….
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: The message is clear on global warming
Some who see themselves as self-ordained experts insist that climate change/global warming is alarmist rubbish…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: The Bill of Rights: Part II
On Jan. 11, 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt made his last State of the Union…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: A reason to yell
Sometimes, it is hard to keep promises to oneself. I promised myself I would remain…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: Dissatisfied masts on the horizon
Our earliest memories of discovering the Earth was round probably came from a geography lesson…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: ‘Not because they are easy … ‘
In a speech President John F. Kennedy gave in May 1961 announcing our goal of…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: We can’t make progress without discomfort
After the November mid-term elections, when only 48 percent of registered voters did their civic…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: What’s really important? Hint: It isn’t ultra-conservatism
The history of capitalism shows painful and turbulent evolution. The turbulence comes from the relationship…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: It isn’t that hard to understand
There remains a strange concept that keeps permeating our political debate: government does not create…