Ellis Washington column Open letter to CUNY dean Sarah Bartlett Prologue to Realism over Owellianism The longer I live the more I believe that Life is a series of historical and tragic paradoxes. For example, in America in the early twenty first century we have a two-term Black President of the United States, Barack Hussein […]
“Preachers seemed to vie with their brethren in other colonies in arousing their congregations against [King] George III.” ~ James H. Hutson, Historian LBJ Sells Church the Golden Gate Bridge If I sold you the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco for $1 million dollars would you have a good deal? No, because since “possession […]
“My grandfather was a man, when he talked about freedom, his attitude was really interesting. His view was that you had obligations or you had responsibilities, and when you fulfilled those obligations or responsibilities, that then gave you the liberty to do other things” “Perhaps some are confused because they have stereotypes of how […]
Socrates (470-399 B.C.) was a famous Greek philosopher from Athens, who taught Plato, and Plato taught Aristotle, and Aristotle taught Alexander the Great. Socrates used a simple but cleverly profound method of teaching by asking penetrating, revelatory, and psychologically probing questions. The Greeks called this form Dialectic – starting from a thesis or question, then […]
Opening Monologue I generally like Fox News host Bill O’Reilly and usually glean something useful from watching his weekday show, “The O’Reilly Factor” which I’ve watched from its inception in October 1996. My favorite part of his show is the opening monologue, “Talking Points Memo.” The reason why I like this part of the show […]
“There’s a massive, massive problem, whether we like it or not.” ~ Trump (Radio interview with Michael Savage) “Hillary Clinton could be considered to be a founding member of ISIS.” ~ Fmr. NY Mayor Giuliani, Fox News Trumphalism, Tri-Trumphalism (adj.) – An amalgam of the words: Triumphal and Trump. Applying the political principles of Donald […]
I had the honor of studying Bach’s B Minor Mass with the celebrated Bach scholar, Dr. Christoph Wolff at Harvard (1988-89) “This is what I have to say about Bach – listen, play, love, revere – and keep your trap shut.” ~ Einstein Biography 331 years ago God gave the world Johann Sebastian Bach, born […]
March 15, 2016 ]By Ellis Washington We the People (with Trump) can bring Peace They are not angry about what I said: I’m just the messenger. ~ Trump, interview with Chuck Todd of MSNBC [Trump is] not articulate. He’s not poised. He’s not informed. All he has going for him is a lot of votes. […]
“The corruption, crime, and incompetence of the D.C. government has been an embarrassment to our nation’s capital for decades. It is long past time that Congress restored the honor and integrity of George Washington to the beautiful city which bears his name.” ~ Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), speaking on the BOWSER Act “It is […]
Fifth Circuit’s Ruling against “Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule” Safeguards Meritocracy Over Mediocrity
“The evidence presented by Nasdaq in its rule proposal, contrary to its claims, does not show that board diversity provides better returns for shareholders.” ~Excerpt from a Manhattan Institute led amicus curiae brief in the case of Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment vs. SEC. “We will terminate every diversity, equity, and inclusion program across the […]
The Keep Nine Amendment: A Permanent Solution to Threats of Court-Packing
“I think that was a bad idea when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt tried to pack the court. If anything would make the court appear more partisan, it would be that. So, I am not at all in favor of that solution. Nine seems to be a good number. It’s been that way for a […]
Batman’s graveyard shift, America’s graveyard election
Stone Washington Stone Washington April 29, 2016 Enigma: Bruce Wayne fighting his alter ego Batman?! “But see you come back to Gotham and the first thing you do is plant your flag here. In Crime Alley, the worst of the worst, when you could be in a cozy mansion. I’m concerned that you […]
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