View From Here: America Headed Where?

View From Here: America Headed Where?: There are those who say they think America is doomed to a bad future. In some ways that can be said of any nation or society state. It is ...

View From Here: Can we Talk?

View From Here: Can we Talk?: Alert: this is not a rip off of Joan Rivers. I really do need to talk with you. I need you to listen, and hopefully you will respond so I h...

View From Here: Fallen Loves

View From Here: Fallen Loves: Today is Memorial Day. A day set aside for all of us to recall the personal sacrifice of life and limb of young people fighting for their c...

View From Here: Summing Up Donald

View From Here: Summing Up Donald: As the days go by the toll Trump has placed on American life keeps growing. The looming effect of all his machinations are becoming huge. ...

View From Here: Immigration Issues

View From Here: Immigration Issues: I have to say one of my favorite and emotional pieces of literature is the poem inscribed at the base of the Statue of Liberty:        “G...

View From Here: Actions For Peace

View From Here: Actions For Peace: I continue to think about the issue of world peace. I get kidded when I steadfastly answer the question of “What do you want?” and I say ov...

View From Here: World’s Goal

View From Here: World’s Goal: Who speaks for the world? Or rather the world community? Anyone? Well yes, I think the United Nations speaks for the world in one sense...

View From Here: Getting to Future

View From Here: Getting to Future: This keeps me up at night. Usually in the middle of the night. The question that pops up over and over again – what do people think about t...

View From Here: Moving Fast

View From Here: Moving Fast: So now we have a special counsel for Russiagate. William Mueller is a trusted and capable person for this assignment. It is also a good sta...

View From Here: Lyrics of Life

View From Here: Lyrics of Life: Day by Day is a song title, a pop tune that lilts its way into the mind and heart of listeners. Other song titles pop to mind as well. Late...

View From Here: Fixing Things

View From Here: Fixing Things: There is a lot that’s wrong these days. The biggest wrong is a government incapable of doing its job because it is gridlocked over politica...

View From Here: Constitutional Crisis

View From Here: Constitutional Crisis: I don’t think I’m mistaken. An historian specializing in American presidential history would know for certain, but I believe we are smack d...

View From Here: Cultural/Political Impact

View From Here: Cultural/Political Impact: Awoke early thinking how each of us has impact on our nation, life style, and governance. The concepts of culture and politics insisted the...

View From Here: Call to Action

View From Here: Call to Action: Let’s see what is transpiring. Not all set as yet, but the movement is underway and intentional: Healthcare legislation is set to re...

View From Here: No Comey, No Trump

View From Here: No Comey, No Trump: First let me say I don’t like Mr. Comey. Too cozy with his own truths and not enough professional management to do his job without being le...

View From Here: Values Showing?

View From Here: Values Showing?: Secretary of State Tillerson said the other day that America ’s policy and values are two different things. When I read that headline I was...

View From Here: Losing Our Way

View From Here: Losing Our Way: It is official: America has lost its way. It no longer cares about its people, old or young, healthy or sick, mentally fit or in deep desp...

View From Here: Keeping Focus

View From Here: Keeping Focus: First, I am so pleased at the outcome of the French national election! France, you have my heart and best wishes for a job well done. You...

View From Here: International Relations?

View From Here: International Relations?: North Korea is an anomaly in foreign relations. It is clearly thinking and acting as a child distrustful of everyone – friends and foes ...

View From Here: Keeping Up With Youth

View From Here: Keeping Up With Youth: So by now if you have been reading me you know I’m nearly 74 years old. My body is showing signs of heavy wear but the brain keeps ticking ...

View From Here: Reinvention

View From Here: Reinvention: Taking one day at a time we encounter life. Real life. The weather. The circumstances. The people around us. Our work colleagues, each of t...

View From Here: Leadership

View From Here: Leadership: The nature of leadership is being an example to others and helping others understand the direction of the group, organization, or nation an...

View From Here: Limits to Populism?

View From Here: Limits to Populism?: I think there are limits to popular movements and voting. I believe history gives us the lessons best learned – and those left unheeded by ...