By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about money in politics. Each election, more money is spent on politics and now it has reached levels that I find truly shocking….
Category: I’ve been thinking
I’ve Been Thinking: History is Bunk
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about history. I was around for a fair amount of recent history, but the day job distractions kept me from really understanding what was…
BOOK REVIEW: A Politics of LOVE
By Jim Heffernan This book just kind of caught my eye somehow like a bright, shiny object. I’m glad I knew nothing of the author. I’m afraid that my biases might have…
I’ve Been Thinking: Reasons to be Thankful
EDITOR’S NOTE: We hadn’t heard from Jim in awhile, so a quick “what’s up?” And he replied that it’s a struggle right now, and shares how he needs to be reminded of…
BOOK REVIEW: What Unites Us – Reflections on Patriotism by Dan Rather
By Jim Heffernan I found this book of essays very enjoyable. There are 16 essays, each extolling a particular aspect of a broad topic and each aspect seems to be somehow diminished…
BOOK REVIEW: THEM – Why we hate each other – and how to heal by Ben Sasse
By Jim Heffernan I am amazed at how much I liked a book written by the conservative* Republican Senator from Nebraska. He and I differ on a lot of policies, but I…
I’ve Been Thinking: How “Whatever it takes” took over
By Jim Heffernan In 1960, when I was 14, John F. Kennedy, the first Catholic President, was inaugurated as President of the United States. I was in 8th grade at a Catholic…
BOOK REVIEW: “Saving Grace” – Speak Your Truth, Stay Centered and Learn to Coexist with People Who Drive You Nuts
By Jim Heffernan “Braver Angels” (a national organization that promotes civil communication between people of differing viewpoints) recommended this book. I am very glad they did, I enjoyed it very much. This…
BOOK REVIEW: I Never Thought of It That Way
By Jim Heffernan Monica Guzman is an Hispanic journalist from Seattle. She lives in a part of Seattle where only 8 out of a thousand can be rated as “conservative”. She is…
BOOK REVIEW: The Osprey and the Seawolf
By Jim Heffernan When I lived in barracks in Kansas (1964-1966), the base library would deliver a box of paperback books once a month. They were mostly “pulp”, but there were worthy…
