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The necessity of American leadership in a post-COVID world

"The world is safer when America is fully engaged."
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February 2, 2021
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A search for the American conscience

Our response to the immediate crisis will surely determine our long-term destiny, and the collective conscience of “we the people” can be the moral force that brings about needed change.
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July 6, 2020
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Tell the whole truth

It’s disturbing to me how modern partisanship has curtailed Americans’ ability to tell the truth, the whole truth. I’m not talking about politicians here—I’m speaking of voters. People like you and me. There was a time when citizens across the political spectrum generally stipulated to the fact that all candidates and elected officials are flawed … Continued
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January 30, 2020
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Thanksgiving to God is profoundly American

Aside from Independence Day, no other holiday is as profoundly American as Thanksgiving. With its historical roots in the first English settlers to these lands and their Native American counterparts, it’s even older than our republic. Days of thanksgiving were a regular occurrence during colonial times, usually called for by the church to encourage parishioners … Continued
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November 27, 2019

Polls show Americans warming to impeachment

The American public’s views of impeachment for President Trump are growing more favorable by the day.  Shortly after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced earlier this week that she would begin impeachment proceedings, the general public’s view of that action was decidedly unfavorable.  A clear majority of Americans in every major poll on the … Continued
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September 27, 2019
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MLK 2.0 – Content of character

The American stage is now set and ripe for a new leader to emerge in the black community, but it will not be the likes of Al, Jessie, Elijah or Maxine.  Their tactics flamed out decades ago, but there is fertile soil now for a MLK 2.0 to lead the black community into the Promised … Continued
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September 4, 2019
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Violence is THE American value

So U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne, R-Fairhope, believes that the way to end violence in this country is to “return to American values.” A Monday column by Byrne on Alabama Political Reporter was so history-challenged that it would have gotten an F on a sophomore history paper. The American values – self-governance, kindness, virtue – have kept us … Continued
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August 22, 2019
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As Democrats fight, national security loses

Protecting the safety of the American people is our must fundamental duty in Congress.  In a city where few things receive bipartisan support, providing for the national defense has remained an area of compromise. For 58 straight years, the House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act. Last month, the Senate did … Continued
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July 16, 2019
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Growing votes or harvesting votes

A vote is and should be treated as a sacred right of every eligible American. The 26th amendment of the U.S. Constitution, Section One states: “The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by … Continued
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May 8, 2019