All the ideas and rhetoric in President Barack Obama’s second inaugural address emerge from a central theme: “It’s time to seize the moment.” Now is the time to come together as Americans. Four years ago, in the midst of an economic collapse, two wars and so much uncertainty both here and abroad, Obama reached out …
Read MoreObama’s second inaugural address was a deeply moving and patriotic speech.
Read MoreThe headlines say President Obama has “taken on the gun lobby,” but actually, he has taken on our culture of violence, including the violent rhetoric that accompanies any attempt to alter it. “If Americans of every background stand up and say, enough; we’ve suffered too much pain and care too much about our children to …
Read MoreThe new year has picked up where 2012 left off, with America being unnecessarily pushed, again, to the edge of a fiscal cliff. As most national politicians squabble over who should head the Defense Department and posture how much money to cut from the budget, two leaders are — as much as possible — overlooking …
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