Tag Archives: America

Fury (There Will Be Blood)

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Dave Higgins

Last weekend a mélange of various white nationalist hate groups – including the KKK and neo-Nazis – converged on Charlottesville, Virginia. While they were there to ostensibly protest the removal of a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee, the … Continue reading →

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Back to the…1950s?!?

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Dave Higgins

A recent poll revealed that “half of all Americans want to take the country back to the 1950s.”  Hmmmm…do many Americans really want to return to the way things were in the 50s? Imagine we were somehow transported back to … Continue reading →

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Beyond Fortress America

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Dave Higgins

As we go through this year’s American election cycle, we hear politicians talk about American power in ways that don’t reflect an understanding of today’s interconnected world. The talk is about how America must be strong on its own – … Continue reading →

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Ten Years After

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Dave Higgins

There’s been a lot of talk this week about how 9/11 has changed things. For example, the Huffington Post has introduced a section titled “9/11: A Decade After” in which, according to Arianna Huffington, they will explore “all the ways … Continue reading →

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Dreams Can Come True

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Dave Higgins

With yesterday’s events and discussions related to Martin Luther King Day, I took the opportunity to once again watch Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” speech. Beyond his wonderful oratory, I was struck by how similar in some ways that time … Continue reading →

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Is THIS the American Century?

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Dave Higgins

If you read or watch the news these days, it’s hard to avoid the impression that the United States is a nation in decline. The economy is lousy, our military is over extended, our leaders – both in government and … Continue reading →

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As We Are Now

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Dave Higgins

This post is now also part of my new blog Dave Higgins Photography. ***************** From my early childhood, I remember numerous family visits to cemeteries. It wasn’t that we were abnormally morbid, or a large family with many relatives who … Continue reading →

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The Whole World’s Watching

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Dave Higgins

During the 1968 Democratic Party convention in Chicago, a common chant of protesters was “the whole world’s watching.” It was meant as a defiant warning to the cops confronting them: if the cops rioted – which they did – their … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Flags

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Dave Higgins

Sometimes images from a life-altering event can remain fresh even after 45 years. For me every January 9th brings back images from 1964, when I was a 6th grader living in Panama. That was when I saw the effects of … Continue reading →

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It’s A Wonderful Life

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Dave Higgins

Back in 1997 I wrote a piece about the movie It’s A Wonderful Life for my website, offering a Quantum Age perspective on this holiday classic. As one of our holiday traditions in the USA is to catch a rerun … Continue reading →

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