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This is Not Normal
In 1976, the Senate named an office building for Michigan Senator Philip Hart. Above the entrance to that building are words written by his colleagues who praised Hart for being… “A man of incorruptible integrity and personal courage strengthened by inner grace and outer gentleness. …He advanced the cause of human justice, promoted the welfare of the common man and...
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The Ethics of Belonging
I recently read a book by a man who has learned some of life’s hardest lessons and, by his own account, is still learning them...
The Best of Us
“We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things—not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” When...
The Standard Washington Set
Much has been written about George Washington, our first American president: his command of the Continental Army, his leadership in the fragile birth of a...
Who We Were. Who We Are…
Today, America is 250 years old. This Fourth of July, amid deep national division, it seems worth asking a simple question: Which of our country’s...
Are We Still Worthy of What They Declared?
Conclusion: The Words That Made Us and Still Must.  In December of 1776, the Revolution was not moving toward triumph. It was close to collapse....