Penny Thoughts: The Foundations of America are in Its Small Towns
Having been born and raised in a major population area, Miami, Fla., and having attended college in a major population
Read moreHaving been born and raised in a major population area, Miami, Fla., and having attended college in a major population
Read moreMany of my readers may not know – and might even care – but I spentChristmas and New Year in
Read moreThe despotism of faction is not less to be dreaded than the despotism of anindividual.– De Tocqueville The term “tyranny”
Read moreOne of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. –
Read moreMost Americans are not familiar with the history of cases which have been decided by the United States Supreme Court. Those
Read moreThose of us who were raised in America immediately after World War II thrived in an entirely different cultural and
Read moreby Benjamin B. Ogden, Honors College, University of Southern Mississippi 2020 has been crazy so far, there’s no denying that.
Read moreAs the Ogden Horde enjoyed the festivities of this year’s celebration of our Nation’s independence from a tyrannical monarchy, I
Read moreI am one of those Americans who gets all geared up for July Fourth, and even though I have had relatives who, in the past, referred to it as a “Yankee Party”, it engenders great pride in me as we celebrate our Independence from Great Britain. I still love sitting down and watching James Cagney play George M. Cohan in “Yankee Doodle Dandy”, and yes, I still cry when I hear the U.S. Marine Corps Band playing the final stanzas of “Stars and Stripes Forever.”
Read moreA few years ago, I was traveling back from a month-long teaching stint in Malaysia. It was a 32-hour plane
Read moreEven though the season of “cheer” and “peace on earth” is supposed to continue today, it seems that the reality
Read moreI was born in 1945 and that is nothing exceptional other than when whomever began to name generations – you
Read moreWe Americans have been inundated with news which has saturated the media as regards the political effort to remove Our
Read moreIt seems as though every year at this time, well at least for the past two and a half decades,
Read moreA few weeks ago, the force of the United States of America imposed itself on one of the world’s most
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