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Category Archives: Ethics and Morality
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Today a shining light of reason and caring died. No person could have come closer to being a force of nature than Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Others will do a much better job of writing her eulogy. Those who knew … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Democracy, Ethics and Morality, History, In Memoriam, Justice, United States
Tagged Liberals, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, social justice, Supreme Court
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9/11 And A Traitor Is President
Today is 9/11. Nineteen years ago, today, the United States was attacked, and 3,000 Americans died. Since then at least another 3,000 have died due to exposure to toxic substances released by the destruction of the Twin Towers. This day … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Blog, Citizenship, Climate Change, Coup d"etat, Democracy, Ethics and Morality, Mental Health, Politics, United States, Vote
Tagged 9/11, Betrayal, Iran, Kurds, NATO, Nuclear Treaty, Putin, Russia, Traitor, Treachery, Treason, Trump, Vote
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Herd Immunity
The Coronavirus has been killing Americans for the last half a year. The United States has the worst outbreak in the world with over 6,100,000 people infected and 186,000 dead. In the next 30 days, infections are forecast to climb … Continue reading
Posted in Citizenship, COVID-19, Ethics and Morality, Mental Health, Politics, Public Health, United States
Tagged Coronavirus, CoVID-19, Healthcare Providers, Herd Immunity, Hospitalizations, Masks, National ICU capacity, National non-ICU capacity, National Security Council, Psychological Charateristics, PTSD, Safe Distancing, Stay At Home, Trump, Viral Russian Roulette
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Thank You John Lewis, R.I.P
Friday night, Congressional Representative John Lewis died of cancer. He was 80 years old. An icon of the Civil Rights Movement, he was a man of integrity. He was a man of courage, as he demonstrated many times through his … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Blog, Democracy, Ethics and Morality, Justice, Politics, United States
Tagged Bigotry, cancer, Civil Rights, Courage, Eulogy, Hero, John Lewis, Racism, Rest In Peace
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Freedom Is Not Free
Recently, we celebrated the 244th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the birth of the United States, our home. That evening, as it was growing dark, I reflected on past July 4th twilight. Those hushed moments of … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Blog, Citizenship, COVID-19, Democracy, Ethics and Morality, Justice, Politics, Public Health, United States
Tagged CoVID-19, Democracy, Elite, Misinformation, Public Health, public space, Rebels, Republicans, Respect, Responsibility, Traitor, Trump
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The Cure for Miasma
My lifelong buddy, Dick, recently used the word Miasma in our conversation. It is an old word, first appearing in the 1600s, that was used to describe a vaporous disease laden stink, stench, or decay that often comes from a … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Beauty, Blog, Democracy, Ethics and Morality, Mental Health, Native American, Politics, Relationships
Tagged Beauty, First Nations, Mental Health, Native American, politics, Republicans, Self Awareness, Trump, Wisdom
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