Chop Wood, Carry Water

‘The most important political office is that of the private citizen.’ – Louis D. Brandeis ‘The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.’ – H. L. Mencken “A week is …

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The purpose of the last few blog postings is a discussion of how culture  influences the rise of U.S. political leaders. While this writer, in a previous blog posting stated, “the United States is not Europe,” let’s borrow two concepts or political constructs that, indeed, have European origin, namely, The Rise of the  “Entrepreneurial Leader” …

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The responses I received to the May 29, 2024, ‘The future belongs to crowds: The rise of American ‘civil religion’ blog encompassed five strands, namely: If the intent were to discuss Christian nationalism [i]the blog doesn’t live up to expectations. The examples proffered were use of U.S. Christian ‘heritage,’ primarily cultural Christianity, to advance a …

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