Posts Tagged ‘culture’
Houston’s Metro a Microcosm of Washington — T.F. Stern
By T. F. Stern, “Houston, we have a problem”, while spoken by astronauts on Apollo 13; the line has relevance in other areas closer to home. I caught a well written article by Bradley Olson and Mike Snyder in the Houston Chronicle, highlighting local Metro’s $2.6 Billion bond plan which exceeds by about “four times the debt capacity [...]
William Penn’s City of Brotherly Love — American Minute
American Minute with Bill Federer 26-year-old William Penn received from King Charles II the charter to Pennsylvania on MARCH 10, 1681, as repayment of a debt owed to his deceased father Admiral Sir William Penn, who captured Jamaica and defeated the Dutch navy. A student at Oxford, William Penn was expelled for having his own prayer [...]
In Search of Historical Absolutes — Steve Farrell
by Steve Farrell I believe in absolutes, religious absolutes, moral absolutes, scientific absolutes (that is, useful bits and pieces of still hidden, more fundamental, scientific absolutes), political absolutes, and historical absolutes. But I've also learned through 33 years of research that the more I know, the less I know. That is not to [...]
Will the Real Bullies Please Rise?
Liberty Alerts, Eagle Forum, Education Reporter A California judge has denied that parents are entitled to keep their kids out of pro-gay school lessons. Numerous Alameda school district parents claimed their right to have their children excused from such curriculum under a California "opt out" provision. Education Code section 51240 allows [...]
Oliver Wendell Holmes: Old Ironsides — American Minute
American Minute with Bill Federer The three-masted frigate USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned ship in the world still afloat. It fought the Muslim Barbary Pirates of North Africa in 1803, sailed against the British in the War of 1812, and caught slave traders off the coast of Africa in the 1850's. The U.S.S. Constitution was saved [...]
Define Joy–T.F. Stern
By: T. F. Stern A few meandering thoughts as Spring transforms the world around me. I saw a couple of Robins this week, Dogwood bursting forth in wild bloom as are the Redbud trees; won’t be long before it will be safe to put our tomato plants outside. I found myself smiling for no apparent reason, an expression of joy. A scripture from [...]
The Dignity of Man — Nathanael Emmons
Founding Era Political Sermons, 1787, Nathanael Emmons Shew thyself a Man. 1 Kings 2.2 David closed the scene of life, with that propriety of conduct, and that composure of mind, which at once displayed the beauty of religion, and the dignity of human nature. When the time of his departure drew nigh, he had nothing to do to [...]
William Prescott: ‘If We Submit, All is Gone’ — American Minute
American Minute with Bill Federer On MARCH 7, 1774, the British passed the Boston Port Act, closing the harbor to all commerce to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. Surrounding towns rallied by sending food. William Prescott, who later commanded at Bunker Hill, wrote: Providence has placed you where you must stand the first [...]
The Real Loser in the Massachusetts Election — Schlafly
by Phyllis Schlafly The Democrats are very upset about their surprise defeat in the race to fill the U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts, so they are throwing their own candidate, Martha Coakley, under the bus. They blame her for running a poor campaign. Many reasons, of course, contributed to the remarkable victory of Senator Scott Brown. [...]
Boston Massacre Remembered — American Minute
American Minute with Bill Federer Colonists were forced to house British soldiers. On MARCH 5, 1770, a crowd protested and in the confusion British soldiers fired, killing five, one being Crispus Attucks, the most famous African America who participated in the Revolution. Paul Revere's popular engraving of the Boston Massacre fanned flames [...]
