Jerry Collins, Author at Brain Dumping in Retirement

The Tyranny of the Minority

By Jerry Collins April 17, 2023Life and LivingMajorities, Minorities, Political Balance, Politics

Photo by Randy Fath on Unsplash How is that polls consistently show ---- sometimes by a margin of 70 to 30 --- that Americans favor stricter gun control measures such as comprehensive background checks, but there is no chance that Congress will pass stricter gun control legislation? Is it some sort of fluke? Not really. Americans consistently favor --- by…

The Morality of Dishonesty

By Jerry Collins April 17, 2023Life and LivingBigotry, Bill of Rights, Dishonesty, Don't Ask Don't Tell

Photo by Samuel Regan-Asante on Unsplash I read with interest and incredulity Father Alexander F.C. Webster’s article published in Stars & Stripes on 24 August (Chaplains in no-win situation on ‘don’t ask.”) Father Webster asked me to read the article and tell him what I think. This is what I think. Father Webster begins by asking the reader to believe…