Posts Tagged ‘Bill Ott’
Tidy little compartments | Ott Observations
Human beings have an amazing capacity to keep different aspects of their lives in tidy little compartments, often trying to ignore the contradictions between these compartments. Neatly defining each…
Read MoreLook in the mirror | Ott Observations
The election is over, the winners are gleeful and the losers are in despair. Media pundits and Democratic party officials are trying to dissect the results and understand the…
Read MoreWe failed the character test | Ott Observations
As I watched the election returns and realized Donald Trump will be our next president, I found myself thinking about our Founding Fathers. I imagined them traveling forward in time…
Read MoreChoosing humanity | Ott Observations
Earlier this fall, I was touring the Alps in central Europe. There were countless beautiful churches. On the side wall of one of the churches there was this saying: “We…
Read MoreReal issues | Ott Observations
When you ask people about the issues on which they decide their vote, you get a whole range of answers. Some don’t appear to sort issues by importance or priority.…
Read MoreDefunding government | Ott Observations
For some of us, one election issue is a concern some legislators want to defund police. In fact, this is only a handful of extremists in the Democratic Party and…
Read MoreGod’s on my side | Ott Observations
Lately I’ve been binge-watching “The Chosen.” If you’re not familiar with the series, it is an historical drama based on the life of Jesus as seen through his disciples. Now…
Read MoreExceptions ARE the rule | Ott Observations
Probably the most famous political debates in American history are the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858. Abraham Lincoln was running for a Senate seat against Stephen Douglas. They agreed to…
Read MoreThank you, Joe | Ott Observations
In the summer of 1978, I graduated from college and moved to Delaware to start my career with the DuPont Company. Joe Biden was a first-term senator representing Delaware. I…
Read MoreLion or Lamb | Ott Observations
den’s presidency that I hear from conservative friends is that he is weak on defense and our country is more vulnerable than ever. It is, in fact, a very…
Read MoreKing makers | Ott Observations
Recently, I nerded out and read the complete majority and dissenting opinions of the Supreme Court for Trump v. United States concerning presidential immunity from criminal prosecution. A six-justice majority…
Read MoreExceptions ARE the rule | Ott Observations
Recently, I was reading the results of the 2024 World Happiness Report. This is a well-regarded annual study of happiness by country. It is based on statistical and survey analysis…
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