Featured Blog Posts – July 2011 Archive (2)

Free to Be Customers (Again)

While musing about independence on the 4^th of July, I found myself inside of an unexpected but provocative question. Asked then: “What is our modern tyranny -- the ‘arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power’ from which we seek freedom” today?

After sitting with this question for a couple of weeks, I…

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Added by Sue Lebeck on July 18, 2011 at 4:30pm — No Comments

The Myth of Independence?

With today’s spotlighted story, I find myself thinking about myths. What is a myth? Myths are powerful narratives, which both validate and guide human experience. Myths are sometimes held as lies, and other times held as the things most true. Dying myths tend toward the former, living myths enjoy the latter.

With 4th of July celebrations just behind us,…

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Added by Sue Lebeck on July 5, 2011 at 8:30pm — No Comments