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The right’s working class philosopher
December 15, 2014Nicknamed the "longshoreman philosopher," Eric Hoffer was the best-known working-class author and intellectual in postwar America.
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The limits of charity
December 11, 2014I believe in charity, but it is no substitute for government resources and policies. That's why I urge people to support change agents.
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In Ferguson, a prosecutor manipulates the justice system to prevent indictment
December 8, 2014Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson never went to trial for killing Mike Brown, but he had one of the best attorneys anyone in his situation could have had.
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“With liberty and justice for all someday”
December 5, 2014I don't know about you, but over the last few years I've become more aware of patriotic expression in our public life.
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How long before that arc bends towards justice?
December 4, 2014Almost 50 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, and asked "How long?" His words ring as true today as ever.
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