I woke this morning earlier than usual (around 4:30) and my mind raced to the reality that Mr. Trump is the Republican nominee. It’s certainly easy to get discouraged, perhaps even to lose sleep. Yet in my quiet time this morning (one of the benefits of getting up early), as I reflected on what God […]
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“The LORD, He is God; the LORD, He is God.”
04 May 2016
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Bathroom Bills and Transgender Rights
21 Apr 2016
My previous post proposed a legal test for deciding cases involving individuals who claim their conscience does not permit them to sell goods or provide services to someone from the LGBT community who seeks a service or good directly related to their claimed status. I ignored the “bathroom bill” in North Carolina, which has caused […]
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In the aftermath of the latest terrorist attack in Belgium, it is time to evaluate several things. One is the question of how this attack occurred in the first place. The second concerns the will of European nations to deal with terrorism and especially the source of it. Finally, it is also a fair question […]
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All of Trump’s Men
18 Mar 2016
“During all that time I didn’t see Willie. I didn’t see him again until he announced in the Democratic primary in 1930. But it wasn’t a primary. It was hell among the yearlings and the Charge of the Light Brigade and Saturday night in the back room of Casey’s saloon rolled into one, and when […]
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Mr. Trump: Economic Leadership MIA
15 Mar 2016
Today we find ourselves watching and wondering, after eight years of what I consider failed leadership, will we get an improvement? There are so many huge issues our country faces, and they have been exacerbated by our current Divider-In-Chief. Pitting one group of Americans against others, while lamenting partisanship, has been a hallmark of Mr. […]
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Trump. How Did We Get Here?
09 Mar 2016
Donald J. Trump, the New York billionaire, has the political world on a string. If he wins Ohio and Florida on March 15 (as I write, polls have him leading in both states), Trump will emerge as the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee. Typing that sentence six months ago was fantastical. Six years ago and […]
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The Trumpist Phenomenon
06 Mar 2016
I know many pundits, think tanks, politicians, advisors to politicians, strategists, academics and consultants are trying to explain the “Trump phenomenon.” Some have made excellent contributions. But I came across one in the Washington Post of March 5, 2016 which seems to capture the movement well. As an added benefit the article also traces the […]
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GOP Debate Tweets
04 Mar 2016
Cruz–interesting attack against Trump. Does he know the principles that made American great first. He should be asked that. #GOPDebate — Mark Caleb Smith (@markcalebsmith) March 4, 2016 Cruz–we have beaten Donald Trump again and again. Weak sauce when Trump has him 10-4 in state victories. #GOPDebate — Mark Caleb Smith (@markcalebsmith) March 4, 2016 […]
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Taxes Versus Spending
02 Mar 2016
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a DC group, had this to say about Ted Cruz’s campaign proposals: “Republican presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has, by our count, put forward seven sets of policy proposals on his campaign website covering areas such as immigration, military spending, and tax reform. By our very rough […]
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There was a time, way back in the eighteenth century, and as recently as the nineteenth century in the United States, that a person who owned land possessed legal title (in so-called “fee simple,” the normal way people own land unless they lease it) to it from the “center of the earth to the zenith […]
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