Marc JohnsonOct 6, 20174 minAmerican Carnage…“This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.” Donald J. Trump Inaugural Speech, 2017 ———- “We trust what we know in our h...
Marc JohnsonOct 6, 20174 minAmerican Carnage…“This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.” Donald J. Trump Inaugural Speech, 2017 ———- “We trust what we know in our h...
Marc JohnsonOct 6, 20157 minGuns and Myths…“I can make the case that if there were guns in that room other than his, fewer people would’ve died, fewer people would’ve been so horri...
Marc JohnsonOct 6, 20157 minGuns and Myths…“I can make the case that if there were guns in that room other than his, fewer people would’ve died, fewer people would’ve been so horri...
Marc JohnsonAug 22, 20155 minThe Lessons of Carter…“I would like the last Guinea worm to die before I do.” – former President Jimmy Carter on his campaign to wipe out the parasitic disease...
Marc JohnsonAug 22, 20155 minThe Lessons of Carter…“I would like the last Guinea worm to die before I do.” – former President Jimmy Carter on his campaign to wipe out the parasitic disease...
Marc JohnsonJun 19, 20153 minWhat We Permit We Promote…What we permit we promote. It has all become so predictable, the banality of mass death and guns and race in our exceptional nation. It i...
Marc JohnsonJun 19, 20153 minWhat We Permit We Promote…What we permit we promote. It has all become so predictable, the banality of mass death and guns and race in our exceptional nation. It i...
Marc JohnsonMar 13, 20146 minPackin’ in the ClassroomIdaho Gov. Butch Otter’s signature on the contentious legislation was no surprise. He signaled his support early but, given the unanimous...
Marc JohnsonDec 30, 20134 minThe Pope of HopeFrom the partisan breakdown in Washington politics, including the now distant memory of a pointless and costly shutdown of the federal go...
Marc JohnsonSep 23, 20134 minThe Power of Humility“It was the sweetness in his timbre, the meekness of his posture,” Bruni wrote that was truly remarkable. “It was the revelation that a m...
Marc JohnsonSep 18, 20133 minWhat Will It TakeIn the 1950’s and 60’s it took a landmark Supreme Court decision – Brown v. Board of Education – the courage and dignity of a black woman...
Marc JohnsonFeb 14, 20133 minThe Church EnduresAny institution that has survived and thrived for two thousand years is, by the very nature of its longevity, conservative, traditional a...
Marc JohnsonJan 18, 20136 minFor ‘Em, Or Agin ‘EmAs it has accumulated political power over the last 25 years and become the most feared lobby in the country, the NRA has been nothing if...
Marc JohnsonJan 6, 20133 minFather RiffleAll this makes the passing last week of Father Donald Riffle, a retired priest in the Diocese of Boise all the sadder. Father Riffle was ...
Marc JohnsonDec 20, 20125 minGuns and GutsIn 1963 when the young black activist, John Lewis, who later became the distinguished Congressman from Georgia, was nearly beaten to deat...
Marc JohnsonDec 16, 20124 minIt’s the CultureThe after massacre reports speculate that the mass murder of 20 six and seven year olds may prompt a serious national discussion of what ...
Marc JohnsonApr 7, 20103 minQuit DiggingThe Roman Catholic Church has violated the first rule of addressing a crisis – again. That old and true rule: when you find yourself in a...