By Jim Heffernan I just can’t help it, I’ve been thinking a lot about the Republican party. I grew up in a household that venerated Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman and barely…
Category: I’ve been thinking
I’VE BEEN THINKING … Truth, Justice and the American Way
By Jim Heffernan Oddly enough, I’ve been thinking of Superman. I grew up in the 1950’s inspired by Superman’s motto, “Truth, Justice, and the American way”. I did not comprehend then that…
I’VE BEEN THINKING: Where did Pennsylvania go?
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about what a strange world we seem to be living in. I imagine myself and my wife sitting at the dinner table and I…
I’VE BEEN THINKING: STRUCTURAL AMNESIA
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the term “structural amnesia”. I first encountered the term in Arlie Hochschild’s excellent book, “Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning…
BOOK REVIEW: “The Persuaders” by Anand Giridharadas – A VERY GOOD BOOK!
By Jim Heffernan I was attracted to this book by the idea of persuasion. So much of our political discourse these days is not devoted to persuasion at all. Today, it seems…
BOOK REVIEW: The Story of the American Dream – Ours Was the Shining Future by David Leonhardt
By Jim Heffernan I was attracted to this book because of the author and the topic. David Leonhardt is a Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for the New York Times I’ve read for…
I’ve Been Thinking … Too Old?
By Jim Heffernan Maybe it’s because I’m elderly myself, but I’ve been thinking a lot about the buzz about Joe Biden’s age. Trump is a week older than me and Biden is…
I’ve been thinking … Moral Choices and Iowa (the REAL numbers)
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking about Chuck McLaughlin’s excellent “Where I Stand” column of January 19* (link below), which struck a nerve with me. What I liked about it was the…
I’ve been thinking … First Friends and Second Friends
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking about a new term in my vocabulary – “second friends.” It’s a term that was coined by C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) to describe his relationship with Owen…
BOOK REVIEW: Love Your Enemies by Aurthur C. Brooks
By Jim Heffernan I bought this book last April and I’m not sure why I did not review it at the time. The author is a devout Catholic with serious conservative and…
