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Category Archives: Progress
Incoming!
“INCOMING!” is the last thing anyone wants to hear in a war zone. It means you have seconds to find cover before the stuff hits the fan. In the modern world, outside of the numerous battle zones spread across the … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, Family Vaules, Progress, social media
Tagged current-events, family, focus, self destructive behavior, self-medication, society, suicide
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Historical Ignorance: Creeping Feudalism?
Some people bristle at the idea that there is something special about the United States of America. They cringe when someone says the United States is exceptional. Yet, the United States is special and exceptional. It is not perfect, but … Continue reading
Posted in Political Extremes, Politics, Progress, Uncategorized
Tagged current-events, feudalism, Politics, president, urban progress
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The Easy Way Out
People speak of politics as if it is a political spectrum or continuum. They talk about the left and right. They talk about the far left and the far right, and occasionally, someone talks about the middle. In an earlier … Continue reading
The Price of Historical Ignorance
We live in a world where history texts are regularly being revised to meet the demands of special interest groups or various political constituencies. We live in a world where one can easily find alternative accounts of history at the … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Progress, Uncategorized
Tagged current-events, diversity, history, history texts, infrastructure, Politics, president, special interest groups, urban progress
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Paved With Good Intentions: Interstate Highways
It is only fitting to start this series of articles with the interstate highway system. In many ways there is no greater example of the old saying from which the title is derived. The road to hell is paved with good … Continue reading
Posted in National Defense, Politics, Progress, Travel
Tagged Eisenhower, highways, trains, transportation, travel, urban progress
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War of the Words
No. The title is not a typo. You read it correctly. It is “War of the Words,” not war of the worlds. In some ways, a war of the worlds, might be easier to deal with than the war of … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Progress
Tagged fear persecution, fortunate, Politics, president, propaganda, protests, rich, welfare
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Far West Dallas?
I took a journey not long ago. In some ways it was a short one. In others it could have been miles. In the course of a few hours I journeyed from down home, traditional Fort Worth to what some … Continue reading
Posted in Old Fort Worth, Progress
Tagged dining, Fort Worth, old fort worth, tradition, urban progress
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