I play the guitar and sing at the Gateway Arch this summer of 2024. The season is not yet over, the days are hot, but we have noticed that they are getting shorter. From where I stand, it takes about a solid hour for its shadow to pass over me. […]
US Politics
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I don’t have any business commenting about the recent Supreme Court decision. I can appeal to the old adage, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” But the envisioned worse-case scenarios might be at an apocalyptic Judgement Day where the Courts, […]
Today, the Israelis rescued four hostages from captivity in Gaza. This is not what this blog posting is about. The New York Times headline reads “Israel’s Military Says It Rescued Four Hostages.” This is poorly written and shows clear bias. It can be termed propaganda. It is simpler to write […]
July 9, 1868. Section 3: “No person shall…hold any office, civil or military, under the United States,…,who having previously taken an oath,…, as an officer of the United States,…, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid […]
The Third Amendment is one of the US Constitutions least litigated provisions (“Rambo Cop: Is he a soldier under the Third Amendment” 41 N Ky L Rev 119) and some have called it obsolete (26 Val U L Rev 209 212 (1991)). This amendment is over 200 years old. The […]
One week after a brutal, totally unexpected massacre on October 7, 2023 in Israel, there was a well organized anti-Israel protest in Kiener Park on Sunday October 15, 2023 in St. Louis Missouri. Or was it a pro-Palestinian protest? It makes no difference to me. It was totally insensitive and […]
I want to make a full disclosure. I learned the Pledge of Allegiance and the US Flag in Elementary School. Later, I learned about the American Revolution and Paul Revere’s Ride. In High School, I took the required course in American History. I read autobiographies. I read “Profiles in Courage” […]
This song has many verses that I sing at the Gateway Arch. Originally written by Merle Haggard for the 200th bicentennial celebration in 1976, it is getting near the 250th anniversary in 2026. I have made modifications and added some verses. Here at the Gateway Arch, it is a good […]