By Chris Brady I flipped a coin. Seriously. My father and I were trying to decide which division of General Motors should be my "sponsor" during my co-op work experience while attending GMI Engineering & Management Institute (Kettering University today). The choice was between Buick and AC, and AC won the flip. Weeks later, at a … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2011
A U.S. Grand Policy
October 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Oliver DeMille The Jobs Plan We Need In the furor over the national debt, deficits, stimulus programs, the Obama Administration’s proposed jobs plan and the Republican responses, we are missing a simple reality. America right now is in desperate need of a clear, simple, overarching Grand Policy. The Grand Policy would look something like … [Read more...]
Why Hebrew?: Part one
October 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Shanon Brooks Contributing Author - James Malmstrom, Monticello College Faculty CHOMRONG VILLAGE, Nepal – 2011 – I was sitting in the courtyard of Chomrong Cottage, a charming lodge and the second stop of a 10-day trek into the Annapurna mountain range. The towering snow-capped Himalayan peaks in the distance guarded the gateway to our … [Read more...]
The Iranian Terror Plot: A Matter of Trust
October 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I’m finding it harder to trust our federal government or the mass media to tell us the truth. Especially when it comes to the latest “terror plot” that’s allegedly surfaced. Like the little boy who cried “wolf”, too many federal officials have sought to further their foreign policy ambitions by telling us outlandish tales of foiled terror … [Read more...]
Freedom from Stupid People
October 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Kevin Mogavero I read a great quote the other day that I will share with you here. Unfortunately I have not been able to track down the source of the quote. If you know where it has come from, please share it with me… In any case, here goes: “Freedom from keeping selfishness in check = Not freedom.” I’m just going to go ahead and add … [Read more...]
Capitalism vs. Free Enterprise
October 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Oliver DeMille The New Culture War During the Cold War, people came to equate the three ideas of democracy, capitalism and free enterprise. This made sense at some level, since the whole world seemed inescapably divided into authoritarian, totalitarian, socialist and communist nations on the one hand and democratic, capitalistic and free … [Read more...]
Israel at the Intersection
October 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Chris Brady Stone steps greet my weary feet once again, while the sun keeps up its constant beaming from above, pounding on my hat and searing my skin. The bag on my back, though small, irritates me from long companionship, and the camera that produces the pictures I so love is an annoyance. My senses are overloaded and my brain is … [Read more...]
Sunday Poem: Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front by Wendell Berry
October 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Explore the Sunday Poem archives here. Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front Wendell Berry Love the quick profit, the annual raise, vacation with pay. Want more of everything ready-made. Be afraid to know your neighbors and to die. And you will have a window in your head. Not even your future will be a mystery any more. Your mind … [Read more...]
Meritocracy is Elitism
October 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Oliver DeMille Modernism dislikes all types of elitism-- except for meritocracy. When elite status is merited, according to this view, it is a good thing. In such a society, our elites are: “…made up for the most part of bureaucrats, scientists, technicians, trade-union organizers, publicity experts, sociologists, teachers, journalists, … [Read more...]
Brother Beck Jumps the Shark
October 3, 2011 by 2 Comments
For sheer entertainment, Glenn Beck is at the top of his game. His characteristic sarcasm, his irreverent, over-the-top humor and his undeniable passion have propelled him to rightful status as a top talk radio personality. Beck is reminiscent of a young Rush Limbaugh, who tackled the topics others dared not and gleefully skewered every … [Read more...]
