by Bob Cornwall | Jul 28, 2011 | Opinion
The image of the frontier has always appealed to Americans. In part this is due to the sense of manifest destiny, the belief that America was the great vanguard of democracy and civilization. It was linked to the post-millennialism that was popular during the 19th... by Bob Cornwall | Jul 14, 2011 | Opinion
The current political debate – which is in part being fueled by a rather radical attempt to roll back more than a half-century of social policy that has brought us Medicare and Medicaid, the Clean Air and Clean Water Act, and more – has really changed the... by Bob Cornwall | Jul 1, 2011 | Opinion
A lot of people are arguing about the meaning and the use of the Constitution of the United States. When the new Congress began, a group of Republicans decided to read an edited version (one that didn’t include the part about slaves being three-fifths of a... by Bob Cornwall | May 4, 2011 | Opinion
Once upon a time it was a good thing to be liberal, but today it seems that to be a liberal is to be godless and unpatriotic. In this age of Limbaugh, Hannity and Coulter, the word has become so disrespected that many liberals run from the label and call themselves by... by Bob Cornwall | Jan 27, 2011 | Opinion
As I was watching President Obama speak Tuesday night, I couldn’t help but think of Doug Pagitt’s new book, “Church in the Inventive Age.” Like Pagitt, the president pounded home his conviction that the world has changed and we need to adapt to...
