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Posted by on Sep 27, 2014 in Blog, Essays, Politics | 2 comments

Our Real Heroes

 

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These are our true heroes.  Many dedicated people whose names we shall never know.  Faces are hidden behind surgical masks and protective shields.  Reaching out with compassion and touching those most in need.  Saving us on this side of a vast ocean from a deadly threat beyond our comprehension.  These are the people who keep death at bay, while we cheer ballplayers and worship celebrities.

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Posted by on Aug 12, 2014 in Blog, Politics | 1 comment

Why Al-Jazeera Might Be Humanity’s Greatest Hope

 

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Western democracies ask what can be done to curtail and possibly eradicate Islamic extremism, which has surpassed other threats as the greatest endangerment to world peace and prosperity.

Things are really getting ugly in some places.  And it’s getting scarier.

This is a frustrating problem with few if any, solutions that are readily obvious.  Even experts in diplomacy can’t point to a workable game plan for slowing down a global scourge of violence.

A possible solution: What just might save us all is an Arab-version of Oprah Winfrey or Dr. Phil.

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Posted by on Aug 10, 2014 in Blog | 3 comments

America’s Biggest Problem

 

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What’s America’s biggest problem?

First, let me tell you what it’s not.

It’s not the economy.  It’s not terrorism.  It’s not the increasing scarcity of natural resources.  It’s not any of the typical uncertainties commonly associated with our perilous future.

Our biggest problem goes much deeper than that.

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