Tag: ethics
My President Was Good
There have been scores of black presidents in history. But America only had one. It will never have another like him. On the last day of Barack Obama’s presidency, I don’t look back embracing all...
The Attempted Congressional Ethics Coup Is Writing on the Wall
“The days have gone down in the West, behind the hills, into shadow.” – Theoden son of Thengel, Seventeenth King of Rohan, from the Lament for the Rohirrim I don’t know how to fix Washington....
Millennials, wind turbine syndrome and true love
Millennials don’t buy nearly the number of movies, albums, magazines or books that previous generations did. We’re fine subscribing to Netflix, watching YouTube, going to Spotify and reading online. We don’t need to own things;...
Happy birthday to you… and, hopefully, not many more
I know a woman who is alive to see her great-great-great-great-great grandson. She’s 150 years old, which means she was born during the American Civil War. She had cancer in her early hundreds, but the...
He Stepped onto the Train and I Just Knew
The following is a true story. Quotations are recorded accurately, to the best of my memory. He stepped onto the train and I just knew. Everyone else in the car knew, too. The tattered clothes....