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Navalny’s Value

     Aleksei Navalny, to all effects murdered by Putin, represented by contrast about as absolute a standard of what might constitute a morally honest life as humanly possible. He was not perfect; nobody is. In his early political life he dallied with racist forms of nationalism, which he outgrew. […]

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Remembering a Voice for Peace

     In 1969, dissatisfied with the popular idea of peace as a “negative,” the mere absence of war, Galtung redefined peace as the opposite of violence. He characterized the latter as “avoidable insults to life.” The art of peace became the skilled avoidance of such insults. In this way, he enriched our vocabulary of peace by embracing the notion of “positive peace,” also known as the presence of justice. […]

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The Sheep and the wolf

      So, the wolf dressed himself in sheep’s clothing and convinced the weak sheep who were afraid to lose their stature and position in the pasture to designate the slimy, degenerate wolf as the shepherd of the sheep. […]

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 SCOTUS:  Judicial MICE or Justices of Integrity

    John Steinbeck in 1937 authored a  novel entitled  “Of Mice and Men.” A central theme in this novel focused on enduring human values. Will SCOTUS’ values, integrity, and oaths to  the US Constitution influence their  decisions to protect democracy from insurrectionists?  Or will they retreat like mice? Now, SCOTUS faces a ruling for or against Colorado’s Supreme Court execution of  Section 3, disqualification clause. Will they rule that Trump is ineligible to appear on Colorado’s primary 2024  presidential ballot?     […]

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Will Men Organize to End Gun Violence?

     In September, president Biden established the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention to help reduce the nation’s epidemic of gun violence. Nevertheless, the killings continue. “After every mass shooting, we hear a simple message,” the president said. ‘Do something! Do something!’’’      […]