By Ray Williams May 19, 2020 Part 1: The Rise of Authoritarianism and Decline of Democracy in America “ First they cam for the Jews, and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the Communists and I did not speak out because I was...
By Ray Williams September18, 2020 The daily news about COVID-19 can be relentless. Couple that with isolation, financial worries, new family or home-schooling responsibilities, college-aged children making an unexpected return home and, in the...
By Ray Williams April 18, 2020 The recent and ongoing virus pandemic has exposed a serious flaw in American democracy—virulent anti-intellectualism and a war against expert. This anti-expert, anti-intellectualism has a long history in America, which...
By Ray Williams December 19, 2019 The spread of the COVID-19 virus threatens our physical and mental health. Many people have never directly experienced WWII, or a natural disaster, or have not encountered the scene of empty streets and grocery store shelves and...
By Ray Williams February, 2022 The pandemic, climate change and political crises has brought into focus the critical need for leaders who know how to lead during a crisis. We’ve witnessed both the good and bad examples locally, nationally and internationally. I think...
By Ray Williams March 8, 2020 “Humility is the base and foundation of all virtues, and without it, no other virtue can exist.” –Cervantes We are hypocritical about the kind of leaders we need and the kind we have traditionally chosen and supported....