Philosophy
Fifty years ago today, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech?partly scripted, partly improvised, fully awesome?that has reverberated through the years both as the litmus test by which we can measure the progress of racial equality, as well as the inspiration to keep going when we start to falter.
We have made much progress since then, for sure, but we still have a long way to make Dr. King's dream of judging people, not "by the color of their skin but by the content of their character," come true...
- Martin Luther King Day And St. Patrick's Day
On Martin Luther King Day, here's a repeat of my St. Patrick's Day post: With parades and parties, we take St. Patrick?s Day more lightly than other holidays. We treat it more as a celebration than a moment for solemn reflection. This is a wonderful...
- The Meaning Of St. Patrick's Day
The Harrisburg Patriot-News is running my op/ed today: With parades and parties, we take St. Patrick?s Day more lightly than other holidays. We treat it more as a celebration than a moment for solemn reflection. This is a wonderful thing, not only for...
- New Holidays
The observation of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday as a national holiday is our most recent calendar addition. It was added in 1983, although it was fought for a decade to follow in New Hampshire, South Carolina, and, of course, Arizona. It leads...
- King, Washington, Lincoln, And The Iconization Of Heroes
In thinking about Dr. King, it is truly odd what we do to our national heroes. They begin as flesh and are transformed in the most unusual way. At first glance, there is nothing terribly strange there. All cultures have their mythological heroes and those...
- Martin Luther King, Jr. - Letter From Birmingham Jail
We all know Martin Luther King, Jr. was a great orator. And of course, when you throw in a bunch of amens and hallelujahs, and when you talk about the promised land to a highly religious nation, it's a lot easier to incite their passion and support....
Philosophy
Martin Luther King, Jr. - I Have a Dream
We have made much progress since then, for sure, but we still have a long way to make Dr. King's dream of judging people, not "by the color of their skin but by the content of their character," come true...
- Martin Luther King Day And St. Patrick's Day
On Martin Luther King Day, here's a repeat of my St. Patrick's Day post: With parades and parties, we take St. Patrick?s Day more lightly than other holidays. We treat it more as a celebration than a moment for solemn reflection. This is a wonderful...
- The Meaning Of St. Patrick's Day
The Harrisburg Patriot-News is running my op/ed today: With parades and parties, we take St. Patrick?s Day more lightly than other holidays. We treat it more as a celebration than a moment for solemn reflection. This is a wonderful thing, not only for...
- New Holidays
The observation of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday as a national holiday is our most recent calendar addition. It was added in 1983, although it was fought for a decade to follow in New Hampshire, South Carolina, and, of course, Arizona. It leads...
- King, Washington, Lincoln, And The Iconization Of Heroes
In thinking about Dr. King, it is truly odd what we do to our national heroes. They begin as flesh and are transformed in the most unusual way. At first glance, there is nothing terribly strange there. All cultures have their mythological heroes and those...
- Martin Luther King, Jr. - Letter From Birmingham Jail
We all know Martin Luther King, Jr. was a great orator. And of course, when you throw in a bunch of amens and hallelujahs, and when you talk about the promised land to a highly religious nation, it's a lot easier to incite their passion and support....