“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. […]
Nancy and Ronald Reagan (pictured) met as actors and appeared together in the 1957 film Hellcats of the Navy. (See UK Daily Mail) “Without Nancy, there would have been no Governor Reagan, no President Reagan.” ~ Michael Deaver, Reagan Deputy Chief of Staff (1981-85) Nancy Davis: Born with the gift of Encouragement For this essay […]
When Machiavelli Comes to Town: The Dangers of Opportunistic Consulting
“It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things.” ~ Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince (1532) “Unencumbered by government oversight, McKinsey is accountable only to its clients, who expect that their vulnerabilities, mistakes, […]
“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 […]
Open letter to CUNY dean Sarah Bartlett
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 […]
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