The Unity of Justice and Fraternity: On Lincoln’s "Second Inaugural"
Commentary below the speech, that makes sense of the speech paragraph-by-paragraph. My apologies for the format of this post; I hope you will read it in its entirety, and if you have suggestions about...
View ArticleDreaming in America
Note: What follows is from a while ago. I will be posting older stuff here more often, as I want to transfer all my writings to one place, and have backup copies. This trip actually happened; it was...
View ArticleDoes Money Buy Happiness?
Originally posted on 2005-12-26 at WritingUp. This is a response to a rather sad but thought provoking post by Amy Lo Pan, whose journal is certainly worth reading.Your post is remarkable in that it...
View ArticleFor resolution: In what way are the Founding Fathers religious?
(Cross-posted at WritingUp, originally posted 1-11-06). To adbullock – I don’t agree with your views about how we in America are unfree today, although I do like your use of quotes. The first quote you...
View Article5 Things Every American Should Have Before Discussing Politics
I hate lists of this sort: the numeration is arbitrary, and the idea of a “top 5″ list has a particular notoriety. I enjoyed High Fidelity, but still, I felt like a girl for watching it, and the only...
View ArticleThe Courage of Conviction: For the United States of America, This Memorial Day
I do not see the need to be a critical thinker you can get that in the streets or on the playground as a child the need to grow up and accept people for who they are is much more beneficial.- comment...
View ArticleAlicia Ostriker, “America”
America (from The Atlantic) Alicia Ostriker Do you remember our earnestness our sincerity In first grade when we learned to sing America The Beautiful along with the Star-Spangled Banner And say the...
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