Amity Schlaes has done a great service to the United States of America with her biography on Calvin Coolidge. We often know much more about the history of war than the history of peace. And we often read more of leaders who try to make a name for themselves rather than leaders who strive to […]
The Wright Brothers changed the world in so many ways. A few weeks ago I read David McCullough’s book on the Wright Brothers, and last week my family visited the Wright Brothers Memorial Museum in the Outer Banks. What really impresses me about them is that they revolutionized the world literally on a shoestring budget. […]
I have been reading Walter Isaacson’s biography about Steve Jobs, aptly called … “Steve Jobs.” Jobs is not exactly the type of person I want to emulate in many ways. He wasn’t a great family man, and he was often impatient and downright rude with his employees and colleagues. However, he had several qualities that […]
In the James Bond movie “Skyfall,” the discussion turns quite philosophical when in a court scene “M” asks a profound question: “So before you declare us irrelevant, ask yourselves: ‘How safe do you feel?’” The scene is immediately afterward met by a typical James Bond shootout. The backdrop of the movie involves a subplot in […]
I am a Christian who believes in the priesthood of all believers. By trade, I work in the employment business, and I place many people in what are often considered thankless and mundane jobs. So labor and work are matters that are of interest to me. So I was especially interested as I recently was […]
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