In less than seven days we have seen: what has now grown to 15 pipe bombs delivered to top Democrats, actor Robert DeNiro and cable news network CNN by vocal Trump supporter Cesar Sayoc; a school shooting near Charlotte, North Carolina; white racist Gregory Bush … Read More
Tolerance
What Would Mister Rogers Say?
The Ethical Take: The Truth is Out There Edition
The words and actions of this unprecedented president, and his cronies continue to chip away at our most fundamental values.
Carter Page –
After the release of a 400-page FBI document, Page, a “campaign advisor” to the Trump campaign, declared that he was not an … Read More
No Place for Haters
“We must never remain silent in the face of bigotry. We must condemn those who seek to divide us. In all quarters and at all times, we must teach tolerance and denounce racism, anti-Semitism, and all ethnic or religious bigotry wherever they exist as unacceptable … Read More
Truth, Justice and the American Way
“Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.”
“Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird.”
“It’s a plane.”
“It’s Superman!”
“Yes, it’s Superman, strange visitor from another planet who came to … Read More
This is Not Who We Are
Twelve days ago (June 15), I wrote “Without standards of courtesy, civility and decency, everyone is free to engage in a bickering brawl of incivility that only continues the cycle.”
Last week confirmed that we are officially in the brawl.
CNN
Most Americans are good, … Read More
The Trump Doctrine
“I have the absolute right to PARDON myself…” – Donald J. Trump, June 4, 2018
“The appointment of the Special Councel is totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL!” – Trump, June 4, 2018
“I don’t know how you can indict while he’s in office. No matter what it is. … Read More
Starbucks Grand Experiment: Will it Work?
On the same day the media was covering the fallout from Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet, something on a different but related track was taking place at 8,000 Starbucks stores across the country.
Last month, two black men, waiting for a meeting with a third, were … Read More