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Is COVID-19 a Good Reason to Destroy America?
By Jack Pelham I won’t venture to make any predictions about the medical side of things, because I’m not even remotely educated in epidemiology. But when it comes to the political and financial “remedies” that have been enacted in the … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, Economy, History, My Books, Politics, Rule of Law
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Limitations on Federal Laws
With the new surge of federal overreach related to COVID-19, I thought it would be good to put a couple of things on the record here for my readers’ convenience. This is a very simple post, showing two excerpts from … Continue reading
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Have We Become Too Corrupt, Mister Franklin?
Benjamin Franklin was older than the others involved in the Constitutional Convention in 1987. These delegates from the various colonies represented many factions–many different ways of thinking. They had their biases, of course, and their cheats–along with whichever of their … Continue reading
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To a Hammer, COVID-19’s a Nail
Perhaps you’ve heard the old saying, “To a hammer, everything’s a nail.” It describes the cognitive bias we can have in how we see the world. It’s a self-centered way of viewing things. Being a typical claw hammer, nail driving … Continue reading
Posted in Character, COVID-19, Economy, Politics
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Constitutional Violations Perpetrated During the COVID-19 Outbreak
IMPORTANT: Before you read this, I want you to know that I do not belong to any political party; I think the leadership in both major parties are enemies of the Rule of Law under the Constitution, even if not … Continue reading
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The Deliberate Parent
Let’s do a simple thought experiment about parenting. Suppose that a particularly wise parent were to give the venture some good thought well in advance, and were to devise some basic goals for the eventual outcome of his or her … Continue reading
Speaking at Dad’s Funeral
My Dad (also named Jack Pelham) died at the age of 85 on November 24, 2019. It was my privilege to have been invited to speak at his funeral. I’m writing this post to share my remarks for those who … Continue reading
Death, Grief, and Disappointment
This article is in honor of the anniversary (yesterday) of the death of our daughter, Virginia Grace Pelham, born with Trisomy-18 on February 3, 2006. She died 21 days later, having lived out the time that her malformed body was … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Philosophy, Religion
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On “Identifying” with Our Ancestors
I want to share what my dear wife, Kay, posted on Facebook this morning, and my further response to it (the sharing here of which is her idea—ostensibly in the interests of posterity.) Here’s her post: Considering “identity”. With which … Continue reading
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Some Things to Ponder During the Great Gun Debate
This post is a reworking of some thoughts I recently posted on Facebook. As the nation considers taking away (some or all) gun rights from the public, so as to make incidents like the Parkland, FL massacre less likely to … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Character, Uncategorized
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