This week I found myself writhing in pain and crying out—in my dentist’s chair. The infection was so deep under the tooth he couldn’t seem to get it anesthetized. I kept telling myself, “This nightmare will soon end; just hang on for a few more minutes…” And then it was over. I went back toContinue reading “Book Review: The Beekeeper of Aleppo”
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America–land of the fearful, home of the no-longer-brave
I want to talk about fear. About how fear is robbing America of its greatness and its destiny. And about how to find our courage again. We have become a nation of panicky, terrified, paralyzed wimps. We’re so afraid that our confident, well-adjusted, highly educated children will lose their job to a Latino man strugglingContinue reading “America–land of the fearful, home of the no-longer-brave”
Jim Baton 