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BOB BROWN: While the World Slept: The Pathogens of Chaos, Part III: The Lyrical Enchantment

Several years ago, when Paul McCartney brought his legendary melodies to the foothills of Charlottesville, it was more than a concert. It was a reunion with a lineage of...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Congressional Republicans Know This War Is Going Well

I read a defeatist op-ed in the New York Times entitled," Republicans Know This War Is Going Badly." It was...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: Keep it Fun

It was a while back, maybe twenty years ago. I was setting up for an...

SERWAN ZANGANA: By Killing HB 295, VA Senate Democrats Devalue Lives of Correctional Officers

Delegate Mitchell Cornett (R-Grayson County) introduced HB 295 in this year's General Assembly. Its goal...

BOB BROWN: While the World Slept: The Pathogens of Chaos Part II: The Divergent Path

Before we can address the fracturing of our civilization, we must be precise in our...

When War Was Understandable

In reading the history of war over the centuries there have been huge changes.  When the long bow was invented it was widely...

Does Government Accountability Operate in A Vacuum?

On Monday, April 15th, 2013, the 117th running of the Boston Marathon was the highlight of Patriot’s Day in Massachusetts, won by an...

A Day of Insanity

Well, 68 Senators had the good sense to at least talk about the gun problem; not that that guarantees results.  It may be...

A Wooden Spoon In The Cauldron of My Soul

The above title describes the effect the documentary, Girl Rising, had on me. I saw it for the first time last Friday night at...

Government 101: Why It Doesn’t Work

By its very nature, a bureaucracy discourages and suppresses creativity and innovation. Both political and commercial bureaucracies are predisposed to achieve a modicum...

Sensing The Holiness Of Birth And Death

Birth and death are two experiences common to all human beings – and yet no one can remember either. To be present as...
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