John Elliott
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Why I'm Celebrating Memorial Day Differently This Year
In recent years, I have rarely celebrated the day. For some reason or another Memorial Day has become a day of reading or chores. → Read More
ABBA Will Outlast The Rolling Stones
The “Rolling Stones” have real drive. But ABBA’s music better reflects the human condition. My suspicion is that the as the Baby Boomers age and disappear, so too will the Stones. → Read More
Why We Need a Socialist Dating Market
Dating apps like Tinder have created a large, unregulated market for dating. But here is where capitalism fails. Every man can join a dating app, few will ever get a date. → Read More
3 Things AOC Can Learn from Margaret Thatcher
AOC has enjoyed a meteoric rise in American politics. If she intends to have a lasting impact, then she should study the career of Margaret Thatcher. → Read More
4 Reasons Why Nixon Remains the Most Important President Since 1945
When people think of Richard Nixon, they often first think of "Watergate". They shouldn't. His opening to China remains the most important even in modern American history. → Read More
The Joys of Not Gifting at Christmas
Christmas gift giving can break your budget and drive you crazy. There is a simple solution. → Read More
A Case for Dropping out of College
Samuel Knoche thinks that he can get a good a college education on Youtube for free. He is probably right about the education. But there are more reasons to go to college. → Read More
The Hidden Messages in the Wizard of Oz
In 1939 the Wizard of Oz became an instant classic. But it was more than a great movie. The film expressed Middle America's desire to stay out of war in Europe. → Read More
Three Reasons America Should Have Stayed Out of World War I
Veterans Day commemorates the end of World War I. The United States intervened in that war to save its British and French allies. Should America have stayed out? → Read More
Three Reasons Brazilians Elected Their Own ‘Trump’
Brazilians believe that their country is destined for greatness. They elected a man as president who has promised to make Brazil great. → Read More
A Third of Millennials Identify as Democratic Socialists: Why I am Not Surprised
A recent survey shows that a third of Millenials identify as "Democratic Socialists". Given their financial straits, I am not surprised. → Read More
Doxing: The Dangers of Cyber-Tribe Hunting
Grotesque jokes on Facebook about a fatal accident in Holland which killed four children resulted in a cyber witch-hunt for the offending joksters. This illustrates how people are increasingly finding their identities in on-line tribes. The problems with this development are obvious. → Read More
Is Male-Female Friendship Possible Outside of Marriage?
The minefield that is the millennial scene in which relationships – “The Friend Zone” - can remain undefined for months and years. → Read More
Three Ways the U.S. has Changed Since 9/11
Seventeen years after Pearl Harbor the United States presided over a stable world order and a robust, growing economy. Seventeen years after 9/11, the United States looks weaker and poorer while the world looks less stable. → Read More
9/11: The Day I Wasn't Ready for, but Mustered My Will to Act
On the morning of September 11th, 2001, I got up expecting to unpack boxes in our new house. I wasn't ready for the phone call that came at 8:50 AM, telling me to get a cameraman and get to New York City. → Read More
7 Awkward Questions Millennial Women Should Ask a Potential Husband
Some of these questions may seem intrusive, even outrageous. But you should have answers to all of them if this man is going to be the father of your children. → Read More
Rev. Bill Hybel and the Value of the Pence Rule
For the past twenty-five years, Rev. Bill Hybels has enjoyed world-wide fame as the founding pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in suburban Chicago. → Read More