When our nation was created, the Federal Government was small. Even state and local governments were relatively small. Then, because our government seemed to work well, citizens gave our government more to do, starting with our local governments. Thus, local governments took over the responsibility for the education of children. Good idea? Then why don't... Continue Reading →
OF TWISTED WORDS => CONSERVATIVE
From Conservative Synonyms, Conservative Antonyms | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus Consider figure above. The example about baseball fans seems innocuous enough, but the synonyms? If someone described himself as conservative architect, do you think he would like to be described by anyone of those synonyms? "Traditional," maybe? What about the folks on the other side of the... Continue Reading →
OF TWISTED WORDS => UNETHICAL
It has been awhile sense I posted something in the OF TWISTED WORDS series (Here is a post that links to series of posts on how people abuse words => OF TWISTED WORDS => FEMINISM.). Mostly, I have been busy with this last election. However, when it struck me that we have twisted something so fundamental as... Continue Reading →
ANSWERING FOLLY: DECLINING MORAL STANDARDS — PART 4
When we discuss declining moral standards, what does that entail? That is the subject of this post. An Example Of A Decline In Moral Standards For an example, let's use a story in the news. Florist refuses attorney general’s options to settle lawsuit over same-sex weddings By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times - Sunday,... Continue Reading →
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