In Egypt stands one of the most famous human built structures of all time, the Great Pyramid of Khufu. Constructed about 4,600 years ago, this mammoth stone edifice was the tallest man-made building in the world when it was completed, at just over 480 feet, for about 3,800 years. Unlike the European Cathedrals whose spires […]
The label “just like Hitler” is often attached to leaders, or would be leaders, as a simple way to accuse the target so labeled of being a very bad person. Without historical context the label “just like Hitler” is just a knee jerk reaction. With that said, put in historical context, I think there’s some […]
China rising from the ashes of the rule of Mao Zedong has shaken the world order, and how the world has reacted and will react to that rise in the decades to come will shape humanity’s future in so many ways. China’s rise has very little to do with those standing front and center on […]
Scientifically speaking, sex has two main purposes: procreation and the bonding of parents for the care of children. If people do not reproduce in their lifetimes, it is a truism that upon their death there will be no more people. If once a child is born, the child’s parents or another caregiver do not care […]
My children’s ancestors came to the New World over a period of almost 300 years, the first that I know of for certain arriving on the Mayflower in 1620 and the last being Poles arriving from the border region between Russia and Poland around 1915. In between their ancestors were primarily English, Dutch, and German […]
I work as a family services attorney in a county juvenile court. There are two basic kinds of cases I deal with, those where the caregivers are not appropriately caring for the children and those where the children are behaving inappropriately. I use the work “appropriately” and “inappropriately” because of the wide range of circumstances […]
A common misconception of those assumed to be on the political right, as well as some of the more naïve souls on the political left, is that self-described Anarchists and Marxists are kindred spirits, if not co-conspirators. History teaches that in the long run this is far from the case, and a dangerous misconception to […]
The phrase, “There’s no I in team,” has been bandied about in team sports for decades. Although the phrase’s origins may not be readily apparent, the sentiment the phrase conveys is. Selfish players do not a good team make, me first players are not conducive to team success, individuals need to sacrifice for the greater […]
The history of racial and ethnic strife in the United States, in particular the treatment and status of those citizens of African descent, is long and complex. Other groups can claim being treated poorly from time to time but no other group has as consistently, pervasively, and with as grave of consequences been mistreated as […]
I currently work as an attorney, mostly representing indigent defendants or family members in abuse and neglect cases. Prior to that, for almost 20 years, I worked as a re-upholsterer, putting new fabric on old furniture. After my junior and senior years during and for a few years after high school I worked for various […]