By Loren Adams, 6 October 2013
Student Council elections at Grandview High School are typical of those around the country. Billy is running against Suzy for president while both candidates retain a slate of contenders for respective lower offices.
Billy is running a bully campaign while Suzy takes the more “civil” approach by pledging compromise with adversaries after being elected. (“There are not two Grandviews, but one.” Sound familiar?)
By Loren Adams, 22 September, 2013
After the first 2012 presidential debate I tried to examine what went wrong that would cause one of the world’s foremost orators to fall flat in front of millions. Kerry was the coach, and Axelrod suggested to Obama that he “play it safe” – meaning, not show visible reaction to Romney’s outrageous false charges. The result was a loss which almost slayed his second term. The defeat rippled through progressive...
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By Loren Adams, 8 September, 2013
In seeking the cure, one must identify the condition, including where and how it came into existence and how best to resolve or eliminate it.
It may be more interesting to theorize what ails you. On the other hand, it’s far more effective to let a medical professional check you out. Of course, I (like countless others) have tried to take short cuts by internet-searches, matching my conditions by entering...
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By Loren Adams - 08.18.13
Conventional religion is deplorable. Until the alternative becomes dominant.
We all recognize the damage religion has done through the ages: Crusades, Inquisition, Al Qaeda, Westboro Baptist, Falwell, Swaggart, Bakker, pedophile priests. Unfortunately, hypocrites and charlatans get the lion’s share of attention.
Read MoreBy Loren Adams, 28 July 2013
Twelve years ago I posted a commentary predicting that the detrimental effects of George W. Bush would last at least a generation – if not in perpetuity, long after baby boomers have left the scene. I couldn’t blame Bush exclusively, because the “loyal” opposition maintained the character of a Stepford wife. Al Gore had just conceded, the Supremes had delivered GW the election where the “winner” received fewer votes, Baby Jeb had handed his state’s electors over to big brother, and Cheney held
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By Loren Adams, 7 July 2013
Karl Rove’s desk was conspicuously assigned near the Oval Office during George’s 8-year reign of terror – not simply to augment Rove’s prestigious role as “Bush’s Brain,” but to advise Dubya constantly about his standing in the polls and how best to market wars and other “noble” proposals such as energy, tax cuts for billionaires, de-regulation, and privatization. Most importantly, Rove’s job description included coaching his boss what to say and when to say it. GWB may have seemed...