Cherish, therefore, the spirit of our people, and keep alive their attention. Do not be too severe upon their errors, but reclaim them by enlightening them. If once they become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress, and Assemblies, Judges, and Governors, shall all become wolves."
-- Thomas Jefferson (letter to Edward Carrington, 16 January 1787)
Life outside the wall
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Twenty-nine years ago this weekend the Berlin Wall fell. Officially, East
Germany called it the antifascistenschutzwall, the “anti-fascist wall,” and
its ...
Oh well.
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Seeing as Prince is now dead I will never get to fulfill my bucket list of
asking him if the album Purple Rain was an allegory for the life of Jesus
Christ...
Sadness on Christmas Eve
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It's just short of four o'clock in the morning on Christmas Eve, and tears
are running down my cheeks.
I know that what I do - the personal sacrifices I ...
9-9-9
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Herman Cain may be a great candidate, and very well could be the Republican
nominee in 2012-but he might want to rethink the third 9:
As Tennesseans are a...
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