Archives: May 2017

It was a speech all Americans should hear. I first read about it in a column in the New York Times by Op-Ed writer Frank Bruni. It was given last week by New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu. He was explaining the removal of four monuments honoring the President of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis, Confederate Generals

“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.” These are the words of Founding Father Samuel Adams. While spoken over 200 years ago, they echo the truth of today. How did we get