Author: Critical Links
Renton Patterson and CRIPE Nominated for Human Rights Award
Congratulations to Renton Patterson, on his nomination for the Daniel G. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award for his part in the fight to eliminate the discriminatory funding of the Catholic School System. We look forward to continuing Renton’s work. We wish that he could have experienced the satisfaction of accomplishing this critical goal while he led…
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The Lies They Tell
Sandra Dunham A politician’s job is to be reelected and in this pursuit they tell lies. (I’m pretty quick on the uptake…aren’t I?) Our job is to elect the best possible government. This involves going to the polls when invited to do so and researching the candidates’ positions on current issues and their past performance….
Death and …
Russell Pangborn Benjamin Franklin after participating in the formulation of the U.S. constitution had great hope for its permanency. But he worried about times like the 2020 and now the 2024 American election where the document was in danger of being dislodged by an autocrat. Reflecting on the survival of these codified fundamental principals through…
Small Steps Toward Truth
Sandra Dunham What follows is a brief coffee conversation I had recently. Them: “Poor Joe Biden has no idea what he’s doing anymore. He just boarded a plane he had just gotten off of.” Me: “Oh no. Imagine he’s running the country. WAIT. Where did you hear this? It wasn’t Twitter was it?” Them: “Yes,…
