Populism, Trump, and the Death of Democracy

By Harold W. Anderson, Ph.D., M.A., M.Div. During the past elections I was speaking to a fellow who said that Kamala Harris was a “communist.”  I must admit that I was a little short with the guy because it was clear that he had no idea what communism is.  I asked him if he hadContinue reading “Populism, Trump, and the Death of Democracy”

Donald…The Worst President We Have Ever Had

By Harold W. Anderson, Ph.D., M.A., M.Div., MFT First, let me say that while lying and politicians have been the subject of many jokes since at least the time of Plato (or probably earlier), one must sort through humorous cynicism and those who use “the art of lying,” if you will, as a weapon meantContinue reading “Donald…The Worst President We Have Ever Had”

Minimal Decency as an Obligation for Our Leaders

By Harold W. Anderson, Ph.D., M.A., M.Div. I have never lived in a country ruled by a dictator.  Basically, in a dictatorship, anyone who does not agree with the dictator is considered an enemy and dealt with as such. Since policy under a dictator is at the whim of the dictator, no one really knowsContinue reading “Minimal Decency as an Obligation for Our Leaders”

Beware the Mask of Fascism

By Harold W. Anderson, Ph.D., M.A., M.Div. I wondered.  Why had she said that?  How could someone make such a blatantly false assessment of a message of love and peace?  Sure, the topic of my talk that evening was a premillennial romp through the apocalyptic literature of the Bible, making almost no distinction between theContinue reading “Beware the Mask of Fascism”