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Don’t give up. Give.

LARRY SMITH - August 29, 2025

Founded by Dr. Jackie Copelan, August is Black Philanthropy Month. Yet, the history and traditions of Black philanthropy are not bound by time or geography....

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Woulda, coulda, shoulda…

LARRY SMITH - August 22, 2025

Discussing and debating political history, whether domestic or international, is a cherished pastime which transcends cultural or geographic boundaries. In America, we love to verbally...

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Good night and good luck, PBS

LARRY SMITH - August 1, 2025

Well, fortunately, it’s not just PBS. It’s CPB, NPR, PRX, and the rest of the alphabet menagerie of “public” radio and TV networks that exist...

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Sex, lies and private jets

LARRY SMITH - July 24, 2025

One of the most arresting ancient symbols is that of the Ouroboros — a snake that is portrayed as eating itself. (The name Ouroboros...

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What does it mean to be pro-life?

LARRY SMITH - July 10, 2025

As a pro-life Evangelical Christian, I have had innumerable discussions over the years regarding abortion. My position tends not to be popular with either those...

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McCarthy redux

LARRY SMITH - July 3, 2025

I’m enjoying a documentary about the Cold War, which, not surprisingly, includes a segment regarding the late Sen. Joseph McCarthy. McCarthy is infamously known as...

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The wrong shoes

LARRY SMITH - June 27, 2025

“Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.” That is the inviolable dictate of Western nations and of Israel. It is the justification for Israel (and, later,...

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Indecision and inertia in the Democratic Party

LARRY SMITH - June 20, 2025

Following Mitt Romney’s failed 2012 presidential bid (which came after several pundits and pollsters had predicted his victory), the Republican National Committee commissioned the...

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Father’s Day

LARRY SMITH - June 13, 2025

There is a familiar joke that suggests that Hallmark invented holidays in order to sell a perpetually increasing number of greeting cards. While that tongue-in-cheek...

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