A PERSONAL TALE Believe it or not, I am a former National Rifle Association (NRA) member. I purchased a firearm while I was in Texas and got a year’s free membership, plus a really nice multitool with a rosewood handle. I purchased a firearm? Yes, I lived with spouse and dogs in a rural area literally crawling with a variety of poisonous snakes (bad for dogs, children, and two-legged creatures). I also got an NRA sticker for my back window. I put it there next to my OBAMA sticker and… Read more A FORMER NRA MEMBER CONFESSES →
People – men, women and children – living in the United State are 25 times more likely to die from being shot than those living in all of the other industrial nations combined. There would seem to be but three explanations for our abysmal status. First, Americans could be crazier than those in the other industrialized nations – maybe possessing up to 25 times the mental health problems. Although greater attention to mental health would be good for our country, mental health doesn’t hold water as a explanation for our… Read more Sensible Gun Safety Proposals from George →
It has been some time since I have posted on theleftcorner. My only explanation, well my explanations, fall into the categories of stunned disbelief, a slow-burning rage, and some good… Read more Cyber Trash, Truly Fake News, Russian Antics, and American Elections →
Trump’s recent comment painting African nations as “shithole countries” has set off a wave of condemnation. Many claim to be shocked by his words. Where have they been? They are… Read more TRUMP OR US? →
If you are like me, then the results from Alabama last night were a much-needed tonic. It has been a long time since an election result was uplifting. But, how… Read more Alabama! Alabama? →
Largely in response to the excesses of the McCarthy era, John Higham, a historian at Johns Hopkins wrote STRANGERS IN THE LAND: PATTERNS OF AMERICAN NATIVISM, 1860-1925 and published his… Read more BRUTAL AMERICAN NATIVISM REDUX →
The recent horror in Texas, the expected responses were quick in coming. From a county sheriff in Florida we get: “The only thing that stops a bad guy with… Read more The Proper Way to Think about “Good Guys with Guns” →
Let’s think about a bit of our history and our political culture of today. At one point in his march toward Richmond, General Grant visited the picket line of the… Read more ALL IS NOT QUIET ON THE FRONT →
