Gettysburg Writing the Declaration

Seeking, and Facing, the Truth

The next four days, July 1st through the 4th, are the jewels of American history.  In Philadelphia in 1776, representatives of the thirteen American colonies were meeting to debate and approve a declaration of ‘self evident truths’ that would forever sever their dependent relationship with their mother country.  At the junction of major turnpikes that entered like spokes […]... Read More
Bowery Police

World Policeman No More

The world is coming to the steady recognition that the forces that secured a peaceful resolution of the intense 20th century battle between totalitarianism and democracy are unraveled.  The key ingredient, and the accompanying heavy burden of responsibility, was founded on the concept of a “world policeman” to secure trading routes, work to resolve local […]... Read More