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Bernie, What Is Your Daily Life Like?

Meet Bernie, the beta-man. Bernie was a study of marital anxiety. He called and came reluctantly. The self-reproach, the shame he described emanated from an abusive marriage. His self-described alpha wife reportedly tormented Bernie for years. Though described as a “nice guy” by family, friends, and professional colleagues, he suffered under the burden of emotional distress. Welcome Bernie, what is your daily life like? I recall you telling me over the phone that you can’t sleep. How long has this been going on? “Thanks, sir, for seeing me. You know when someone points out your ...

Here We Are Again, This Time In Minneapolis

And so here we are again. Another black man, unarmed and defenseless, is dead at the hands of a white police officer. This time it was in Minneapolis, where excessive force complaints against its police officers are all-too-common, especially by black residents. This time, it was 46-year-old George Floyd who lay handcuffed on the ground while police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into his neck. For one minute. Two minutes. Three minutes. Four minutes. Five minutes. Six minutes. Seven minutes. For as long as he could, George Floyd pleaded for Chauvin to stop, begging ...

Some Facts Worth Knowing

Imagine that you are an unborn spirit in heaven. God condemns you to a life of poverty but will permit you to choose the country in which you will spend your life. Which country would you choose? I would choose the United States of America. A recent study by Just Facts, an excellent source of factual information, shows that after accounting for income, charity and noncash welfare benefits such as subsidized health care, housing, food stamps and other assistance programs, “the poorest 20% of Americans consume more goods and services than the national averages for all people in the ...

What Leadership Means

History can be cruel. The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., who was unquestionably America’s most prominent prophet and practitioner of nonviolence, was followed by riots, arson and looting in 168 American cities and towns. The numbers are staggering: 2,600 fires were set; 21,700 people were injured; 2,600 were arrested; 39 were killed. One city that was spared all that in the days following King’s murder was Indianapolis. Credit for that must be given to the citizens of Indiana’s capital city and to its leaders, both black and white, and also to a remarkable American ...

Cooper Shows Self Control

I come here not to condemn Amy Cooper, the white woman who called police and falsely claimed that an African American man named Christian Cooper was attacking her, but rather to praise Christian Cooper, who had done nothing more than ask her to leash her dog. The confrontation happened in New York’s Central Park, where dogs are supposed to be kept on leashes. National media pounced on this tale of two unrelated Coopers, captured by Christian on video. The easy storyline focused on a clash between an evil racist and a blameless black victim. Christian had been out in the park ...

Fatal Failing Of Establishments

In his half-century in national politics, Joe Biden has committed more than his fair share of gaffes. Wednesday, he confused Pearl Harbor Day, Dec. 7, 1941, with D-Day, June 6, 1944. The more serious recent gaffe, a beaut, came at the close of a recent contentious interview with black activist Charlamagne tha God. A miffed Biden signed off, saying, “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black.” Biden was saying that no self-respecting black American would vote for Trump over him this November. Indeed, any such individual would ...