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Laurels are Not for Sitting

By Dr. Richard Koral, Leader February is Black History Month, a time during which we…

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Ed BeckFebruary 1, 2021

Leader Messages

The Challenge of Irrationality

By Dr. Joe Chuman, Leader For the moment democracy has been been retrieved, and we…

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Ed BeckJanuary 1, 2021

Leader Messages

A Different Kind of Holiday Season

By Dr. Richard Koral, Leader As I write this, we are just entering the traditional…

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Ed BeckDecember 1, 2020

Leader Messages

Exceptionalism: The Good, The Bad, and the Potential

By Dr. Joseph Chuman, Leader As we all know, our presidential election looms and, arguably…

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Ed BeckOctober 1, 2020

Leader Messages

What It Takes for Democracy

By Dr. Richard Koral, Leader The fall election season is under way in earnest, although…

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Ed BeckSeptember 1, 2020

Leader Messages

The Eroding Wall of Church-State Separation

By Dr. Joseph Chuman, Leader The Supreme Court recently handed down decisions in three church/state…

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Ed BeckAugust 1, 2020

Leader Messages

America Doesn’t Just Have a Police Problem: It Has a Morality Problem

By Dr. Joseph Chuman, Leader (Originally published at The Hill) It’s happened again. This time in…

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Ed BeckJuly 1, 2020

Leader Messages

The Day the Earth Stood Still

By Leader Dr. Richard Koral In the classic 1951 science fiction film “The Day the…

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Ed BeckJune 1, 2020

Leader Messages

A Second Bill of Rights

By Leader Dr. Joe Chuman In January,1944, Franklin Roosevelt gave a state of the union…

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Ed BeckMay 1, 2020

Leader Messages

Reassessing Our Relationship With Nature

Our experience with the new coronavirus is wreaking havoc with our normal way of life…

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Ed BeckApril 17, 2020

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