As presidential press releases go, this one was very short and enormously consequential. Eleven minutes after world-regions declared its independence on May 14, 1948, the executive issued a two-sentence statement. The first said simply, “This Government has been informed that a Jewish state has been proclaimed in Palestine and recognition has been requested by the…
I closed the door behind me, ensured it locked so my hotel room was secure, and I headed toward the elevator to attend a full-day conference. Stepping off the elevator into the bustling lobby, I made a cup of coffee and checked my technologies before walking to my car. That’s when I got the…
If you enter the phrase crime into Google, you’ll find a long list of articles explaining how racist it is. I never knew that. What I do know: 48 officers were shot and killed in 2020. They do matter. To me, obviously to you. Fifteen were also struck dead by cars on the side of…
For months now, privately, we’ve been searching for a meaningful definition of the word “equity.” We’ve consulted linguists, dusted off moldering reference books, we scoured the four corners of God’s own internet, all in an effort to figure out what it means. We’ve done this, not for pleasure, but because it’s our duty as a…
Most of us never see the moment coming – one that changes life forever. Mine came the afternoon two gentlemen walked into our small-business-under-siege” target=”_blank”>Masterpiece Cakeshop< ceremony. I told them politely that I couldn’t do that. I also offered to provide them with other items from my shop, but they declined and stormed out before…
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In the early morning hours of Dec. 4, 2020, the doctor called to tell me my wife Kim had hours to live. Diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer in January 2017, Kim endured a complicated Whipple medical-research to remove a cancerous tumor from her pancreas, 14 months of chemotherapy, a hernia operation, and two liver resections over the…
Every third Saturday in May, America comes together to celebrate Armed Forces Day in honor of the brave men and women who serve in the U.S.military” target=”_blank”> military<. This commemorative holiday was established by President Harry Truman in 1950 following the passage of the National Security Act in 1947. At the end of World War II…
Many Americans have lost family members and loved ones from infectious-disease in the past year. Nearly all of us have suffered as a result of the disruptions, personal tragedies, and economic destruction wrought by this pandemic. Given the terrible scope of this crisis, the American people deserve a full accounting of how this pandemic began. Unfortunately,…
joe-biden” target=”_blank”>Joe Biden<, the cornerstone of suburban neighborhood development. This plan builds on the barack-obama” target=”_blank”>Obama-Biden administration< President Biden campaigned to take Obama’s already dangerous policies one step further, citing the Home Act of 2019 of Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., which would eliminate “exclusionary zoning policies and local regulations that contribute to sprawl.” In case you…