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ENGLISH LINGUA FRANCA
In the spring of 1942, I made my first attempts to join the American Army. This essay has nothing to do with army life but rather it has to do with language. At that time, in 1942, the lingua franca of the world was French. The language of diplomacy was conducted in French, which accounted…
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END TIMES
Those of you who are involved in Protestant theological matters will recognize the title of this essay, “End Times,” with no hesitation. For those unacquainted with theological matters of the Protestant faith, perhaps I should explain that the words “end times” mean the end of the world. True believers hold that the end of the…
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DROPPING BABIES
Lindsey Graham is the senior senator from South Carolina who is single and in his mid-fifties. So it is a surprise to see him lend his efforts to a campaign about dropping babies. But the fact is that ol’ Lindsey has recently joined the Republican fight which contends that illegal immigrants come to the United…