Preserving American Values

Our nation stands under attack … not from without but from within. American values, our politics, and our culture have been corrupted.

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Websites: www.westillholdthesetruths.weebly.com; www.preservingamericanvalues.com; www.thepracticalbuddhist.com. A graduate of Brown U. and U. of Chicago Law School, I’ve had a varied career as a legal aid lawyer, survey researcher, nonprofit executive, management consultant, composer, teacher, and author. I have authored 7 books on topics as varied as Buddhism, child rearing, and politics, the latter of which received a pre-publication endorsement from James Fallows, National Correspondent, The Atlantic. My Buddhist blog was selected as one of the top 50 Buddhist blogs on the web.

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  • Where Is the Money Coming From to Pay for Trump’s $12 Billion Bailout for Farmers? – Another Trump Lie

    The New York Times reported last week that Trump has put together a $12 billion bailout package for the American farmer to offset the losses they’ve suffered because of a cutback in sales due to China’s retaliation to Trump’s tariffs. Trump said, according to the Times, that this bailout was possible because of money that…

  • Fear v Faith, and Why I Am Taking a Hiatus From Blogging

    If you’ve been reading this blog, you will be aware that spiritual practice is an essential part of my life as I observe the state of the world and comment on it.   I watched a powerful video recently in which Latoya Okela taught that the spiritual struggle comes down to fear v faith.   And that fear…

  • I’ve Been in a Holding Pattern

    I haven’t written a post in a month.   The reason is that there is really nothing new to post about.    1.   Republicans are being true to their conversion to Trumpism, whether at the national or state level (although it is more rabid at the state  level).   In Congress, they are either just interested in blocking Biden’s agenda, regardless of…