The View from This Seat

April 12 was the 80 th  anniversary of the death of Pres. Roosevelt, who first referred to “the first 100 days” of a president’s term. Yeste...

Today, April 18, is what Christians often call Good Friday , and two days from now is Easter Sunday. These are two of the most significant d...

This year, I have read four of Anne Lamott’s books. Some of you have also read some of her many books, but others may not know much, if anyt...

There was considerable interest in and comments/questions about my March 8 blog post titled “Doubt is Better than Certainty.” This post is a...

Perhaps you don’t know (or remember) anything about the Butler Act, a new Tennessee law signed in 1925, but you are likely aware of the well...

Last Sunday, the 97 th Academy Awards presentations were made at Dolby Theater in Hollywood. I didn’t watch the award ceremony, but early M...

When I was still a teenager, I became a pacifist, and I have remained so for nearly 70 years now. It was perhaps only a little later, and fo...