Righteous indignation on each side; blustery public diatribes backed by legal or biblical authority; verbal wars among foes and friends and family which take no idealogical prisoners—this seems to be the state of current events. But this tiny spider doesn’t seem to know, or care. She’s not angry, or justified, or changing the color of…
Tag: Politics
Who’s Your Favorite President?
With today being Presidents’ Day, there has been some presidential talk in the Campbell home recently. Last night at dinner, in fact, one question asked of the children was, “Who is your favorite president?” The responses, which I clarified again this morning, were as follows: Cam, age 4 George Washington! (Said with staggering confidence!) Emma,…
[ThisDay] The Presidential Election of 2012
Some posts here at GregsHead.net are visited many times every day. One of those posts was originally published on January 30th, 2005—nine years ago this day! But it’s not the one I chose to highlight today. (It certainly gets enough views on its own; if you’d like to read that short post about the word…
[ThisDay] Both Sides of the Story
I had an intriguing idea today. “I wonder what I was thinking and writing on this day through the ten plus years I’ve been publishing stuff here? I wonder if it’s the same stuff I’m thinking in January of 2014?” Seemed like an interesting enough activity to share it here with you. (Hello, you!) For…
The Year of Jubilee
I had a run-in with the law this week. Well, it was not specifically I who did, and, it was more of a “walk-in” as opposed to a “run-in”. But that statement was generally true. If you are a regular reader of this website, you are aware that our oldest son is running a lemonade…
DOMA Arigato
Just about a week ago, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) was in the news for two rulings in regards to same-sex marriages. One was specific to California (Proposition 8), and I won’t address that here, but the first was regarding a case challenging the constitutionality of section three (§3) of the Defense…
Regarding Liberty
We’re being monitored. At least, we’re being recorded. Straight out of the storyline in George Orwell’s novel 1984, technology has gotten to the point that anyone who wants to, and has the resources to—like, the US Federal Government—can monitor and store all electronic communications. That really is astounding. This past week, Edwards Snowden, a former…
Millard Fillmore: Underappreciated
This will probably surprise you, but … no one cares much about President Millard Fillmore. At least, not according to this article. Since we’re just a week past President’s Day, I figure it’s still appropriate to honor one of the men who served in that capacity for this great nation of ours. Did you know…
Constitutionally Speaking: The States Have It (as do the People)
If you are a fan of history, and perhaps also an American citizen—both of which I am—then I hope you’ve enjoyed this look at our Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, as seen through the eyes, words, and actions of the people who constructed it. It’s very interesting to see where we’ve come from, how…
Constitutionally Speaking: Freedom of Religion (not FROM religion)
Today we often think of the First Amendment as restricting all forms of any religion in the public forum; it being essential to our freedom of religion—that all may worship, or not worship, as they see fit, without being forced to do so by any government hand. A simple reading of the actual amendment will…