Day: June 21, 2021

  • Fathers and mothers are important, despite what critics say

    Fathers and mothers are important, despite what critics say

    Recently, I met a remarkable guy. The most remarkable thing is that he voted for Trump. The most unremarkable thing about him is that his skin is black. Like millions of other Americans, he enjoyed Father’s Day Sunday with his wife and three children in their middle-class home in Jacksonville. He agrees that the nuclear…

  • Not everything old is priceless

    The Jacksonville Historical Society has published another list of buildings it says the city cannot afford to lose. Why not? Comment in Daily Record: “Save anything that is old? Except offensive statues, of course? What is the purpose of saving something if it doesn’t have a purpose? Will tourists flock to Jacksonville to buy a…