After World War II, President Harry Truman signed a document making the United States the first country to recognize the Jewish State of Israel. In the following years, the US gave only a moderate amount of aid for economic development to the newly formed country. But, during the height of The Cold War, American leadership slowly eased its desire to keep from showing favoritism towards Israel.
It's a good time to discuss “entitlements.” The Republicans in the US House just tried and failed to pass a budget act cutting Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid to pay for their 2017 tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. Democrats believe in both fiscal responsibility and being our brother's keeper.
Some years ago, as a seasoned Army spouse, I was the instructor of a class offered to the wives of new soldiers named “Benefits and Entitlements”. My material was a basic course on the things they would have access to as an Army family member. I would always begin by explaining the differences between a benefit and an entitlement.
I spent a lot of time and energy researching this week’s commentary. I know what I have heard about The Wall and illegal immigration, and I have my own feelings. I truly believe that regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum, your human emotions have come into play.
The United States is a country of immigrants. Immigrants have long provided an important part of the workforce in our economy, frequently doing the work that citizens will not do, such as harvesting crops, cooking our meals, and building our homes. Truly, immigrants have built our country.
In August 2016, Donald Trump proposed building “The Wall,” characterizing Mexicans as, “drug dealers, criminals, [and] rapists.” In truth most people crossing the border are simply looking for hon ...
“A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”
I, personally, find the 2nd Amendment to be the least ambiguous in the The Bill of Rights.
Our forefathers had just won freedom from a tyrannical national government, so borrowing from English law itself, they wrote a law which would give the people of the newly formed United States ability to prevent living under tyranny again.
Let’s consider the First Amendment to the Constitution, which encompasses many of the most important tenets of our democratic republic: freedom of religion, freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Despite their importance, there are limits on these freedoms.
Limits on freedom of speech include prohibitions against libel and speech that incites violence.
“NO PROBLEM.”
I hate that phrase. Hate it! Don’t you hate it, especially when you are finishing up a meal at a fancy restaurant? You pay the bill, leave a large tip to your server and express heartfelt gratitude for her service. “No problem,” she says, stone-faced, expressionless, with that thousand-mile stare perfected by teen-age daughters the world over.
A MOM WAS HOLDING UP A CRUDE CARDBOARD SIGN THAT READ: “I had an abortion for them.” Underneath were two pictures of her school-age children. I was curious as to what this meant so I asked twenty-something Bianca about it while at the Texas Rally for Life held a few weeks ago.
“I had an abortion and I did it because I had two children I cared about very much.
In response to Kevin Tully’s letter of 22 January, I found statements that I both agreed with and found troubling.
I agree that individuals can be ignorant of facts through dysfunctional upbringing and over-reliance on media/news/internet/social media. There are no perfect cultural groups (Caucasian, African-American, Latino, Asian, etc.) - all have biases, hence no perfect individuals.
I also agree that neighborhoods and community are where ideas/actions begin - the grass roots.
