Moments of Clarity

Great fundraiser tonight at our church, All Saints, to raise money for the Immanuel Code Purple Emergency Shelter for folks without homes that will open its doors on Dec. 1.Read More »Code Purple

Like most people, I am heartbroken about the recent attacks in Paris and elsewhere and fearful of a similar attack happening in the U.S. While I don’t claim to have answers to the problem of ISIS, I do know that there is no military solution.Read More »Why There is No Military Solution to ISIS

In honor of Veterans Day, I thought I would revisit my work on the citizen-soldier tradition that began with my book Citizen-Soldiers and Manly Warriors (1999).Read More »The Democratic Tradition of the Citizen-Soldier

“We were disappointed – but not surprised – to read in the News Journal that Delaware ranks 48^th in the country when it comes to public integrity, with failing grades on transparency, accountability, and political financing.Read More »Delaware Gets Failing Grade: CCDE Statement on CPI Report

Although I am an optimistic person, I often struggle to keep hope alive when I think about the future of our country and the world.Read More »Reason for Hope: “The populist uprising is real”!

Researching my paper for the International Herbert Marcuse Society Annual Conference at Salisbury University next week, I came across this provocative quote:Read More »Quote of the Day: Herbert Marcuse (1972)

Harold Meyerson had a great column in the Washington Post this morning, “America’s White Working Class is a Dying Breed.”Read More »White Working Class Problems

I had no idea how the Budget Forum, sponsored by the Coalition for Budget Justice, would turn out, but it was a great success — a model event that brought people together across the aisle to talk about some hard choices that need to be made.Read More »Budget Forum Great Success!

Like 29% of Republicans across the country,the Delaware GOP prefers Dr. Carson for President, particularly in Sussex. Read More »What is it about Carson?