Time to Think

Crosses and Detention Centers By Hank Silverberg   A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court this week raises once again a conflict between freedom of speech and freedom of religion. They are both guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, but at times can be in conflict with each other. (photo by Hank Silverberg)  The issue was the Bladensburg Cross, a World War One memorial which stands at a key intersection in Maryland, right on the border with Washington, D.C. It was erected by the American Legion in 1925 to honor those who died in the Great War.   I first covered this story when the lawsuit was filed in 2014, and it has taken this long for the case to get to the Supreme Court.  Here is the  version of that original story I did five years ago for WUSA9, in D.C.                                                      https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/the-american-legion-v-american-humanist-association/ The Supreme Court ruli

The Campaign By Hank Silverberg No, this is not another plug for the novel I published in 2017. You can find details on that at the end of this blog. This is about the real-life drama of 2020,   which is already hot 18 months before the election and six months before any primary voting.   I have lost count of just how many people are running for the Democratic nomination. It’s more than two dozen. Next week there will be two debates, a top tier and a lower tier, where most of the Democratic candidates will get a chance to tell us their vision of America’s future. I am not going to predict who will be the winner, and anyone who thinks they can make such a prediction should stay   away from the betting window at the race track, because they are likely to pick the wrong horse. Here are a few things I hope the Democrats will do:                                            1)    Give us a reason to vote for you, not just a reason NOT to vote for Trump. (We know h