America’s Political Disenchantment
You ever watch a movie or read something that came out years ago? Then you really want to talk about it but nobody knows what you’re talking about? That’s what blogs are for. So we can feel like people care what we’re saying.
I got a hold of a book from 1992 called Hail To The Candidate. I almost skipped the foreward. I’m g
lad I didn’t because those three short pages contain some of the best insight into our national thinking that I’ve ever read.
The author of this little piece that did a big number on me is Mr. Roger Kennedy who at the time served as Director of the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.
I’m going to get out of the way and reprint a few passages from these marvelous thoughts. Keep in mind he wrote this in 1992. His projections are saavy. Enjoy.
“There was a time when Americans enjoyed governing themselves. They didn’t complain about self-government. They celebrated politics, and themselves in it and because of it… Continue reading
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Life as Pop Culture Professor Clay Morgan
In The Matrix, Morpheus tells Neo he can take the blue pill and go on believing whatever he wants to believe. Or he can take the red pill to stay in Wonderland and find out how deep the rabbit hole goes.
This is a red pill type site that provides information in an entertaining way. It’s about clear thinking and good writing. It’s about finding meaning amidst the absurd. It’s about humor and truth.
I’m a writer / speaker who teaches history and political courses at a couple of local colleges. Where is local, you say? Well, that would be Wonderland of course.
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