Columns

The CNN Town Hall deserved little or no attention from media

May 26, 2023

If you follow politics, I am going to make a wild guess that you are aware that CNN gave Donald Trump more than a free hour of prime time for a “Republican Town Hall” meeting. I am confident you heard more than you wanted from the mainstream media ...

A justice's lapse in judgment casts a cloud over court

May 26, 2023

By Berl Falbaum Given the controversies in which they are engulfed, it is not unfair to conclude that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Robert Hunter Biden, the son of the U.S. president, both Yale Law School graduates, failed courses in ethics. Of ...

Attempts to rewrite American history does U.S. a great disservice

May 26, 2023

By Samuel Damren The emigration of British colonists to North America and the events leading up to the country’s founding is one of our most well-worn conventional narratives. The American origins story typically contains a healthy dose of uplifting ...

Counselor's Corner: The Power of Kindness

May 26, 2023

By Fred Cavaiani What do you feel when someone looks at you in a kind way?  Remember what you felt the last time someone affirmed  you with positive words. From birth until death, everyone seeks kind words and affirmation.  Babies need to be ...

Counselor's Corner: Happiness in the Present Moment

May 26, 2023

By Fred Cavaiani Happiness is defined as “an emotional state characterized by feelings of joy, satisfaction, contentment and fulfillment. It especially includes positive emotions and life satisfaction.”  Happiness is what everyone seeks.  It ...

Underlying goals of originalism are self-contradicting

May 26, 2023

By Samuel Damren This is the third commentary on Liberty of Conscience. The first commentary discussed Roger Williams’ role in establishing individual religious choice in the American Constitution. The second commentary focused on the history of religious ...