Dennis Garvin

DENNIS GARVIN: Some Things Just Shouldn’t Be Allowed

I have been seeing the Rev. Henry for some years now. Twice a year the reverend appears, stooped with age, shuffling into my office with the bemused expression of...

DENNIS GARVIN: Dogs, Cats . . . And God

Let's consider dogs and cats. They are the two commonest animal groups that are domesticated...

DENNIS GARVIN: Empress Pelosi Explained

I must confess to some confusion about the behavior of Nancy Pelosi in her role...

DENNIS GARVIN: The Hospital Volunteer

He is an old guy, below average height and above average weight. The parking lot...

DENNIS GARVIN: Abortion and “Hypocrirony”

I have a neologism, a ‘new word.’  HYPOCRIRONY combines hypocrisy and irony. Here is the...

DENNIS GARVIN: The Scourge of Betterism

What white people have to do, is try and find out in their own hearts why it was necessary to have a n_ _...

DENNIS GARVN: The Haves and The Have Not’s – Haiti and The Clintons

Nancy and I have been to the Island of Hispaniola on three occasions; twice to the Dominican Republic, and once to Haiti. In Haiti, we...

DENNIS GARVIN: Amy The Human Firelfy

As a child, I was captivated by fireflies:  the way they danced and spun, disappearing from view only to reappear just slightly away from...

The Burghers of Calais

Auguste Rodin, French sculptor (1840-1917), is best known to Americans as the creator of ‘The Thinker’ (Le Penseur), a man seated with his chin...

The Lord’s Prayer – Bureaucracy Style

Despite all the talk about separation of church and state, the working definition of this doctrine is:  rooting out all spirituality in government or...

  A Modest March Proposal

It is time for ‘March Madness.’  For those of you uninterested in college basketball, this is the time when the NCAA selects a large...