Living On the Diagonal

AS OBAMA PROMOTES BASIC FREEDOMS IN CUBA HE SPEAKS TO THE HEART OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY March 22, 2016 As many Americans I awoke today to the news of the horrific terror and human devastation taking place in Brussels. The images broadcast from Europe are taking effect. It comes to mind that Europeans and Americans froze in place witnessing again the fear promoted by a few upon the many. As first responders rush to the aid of multiple casualties, leaders in Belgium and France echo "We are at War." And with those words police and the military are in the process of locking down the city and have begun house to house searches and secure the borders. People are advised to stay indoors as authorities are sifting through the chaos. As Europe struggles to regain composure and reclaim some sense of order, individual liberties are put on hold. In the Middle East there are reports of ISIS celebrating this temporary victory. The strategy of fear has once again put the West on noti...

THIS A YEAR THAT SHOULD FRIGHTEN YOU We are barely three months in to the 2016 calendar, a year that is one where we have a presidential election. Thus far, this year has been a bit crazy and there does not appear to be anything to indicate we will veer from an even stranger course. And I fear become more violent. Anyone of my generation the year 1968 will come to mind. And not in a good way. They are not fond memories of our university experience and education.   The year began with a country divided in a deep chasm. The issues included Race, Poverty, Income Inequality and a prolonged War in a foreign land that drained human and financial resources. It is no surprise they exist today. Protests against the Vietnam War were intensifying daily on university and college campuses across the country from Columbia in New York to University of California, Berkley. Government reaction began to “put down” the malcontent. As long as the protesters were in relatively small number...