Category Archives: Social Ethics

Freedom of Expression? Yes!

Posted on January 12, 2015 by mdbwell

As an advocate of nonviolent direct action, I believe there are always alternatives to violence that can be effective and instructive. Continue reading →

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REMEMBERING MARIO CUOMO

Posted on January 4, 2015 by mdbwell

I did not know Mario Cuomo personally, but I came to admire him a lot—not for his role as a politician and three-term governor of New York, but for his citizenship, service, and truth-telling about the obscenities of xenophobia in … Continue reading →

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VINCENT HARDING: MY KIND OF HERO!

Posted on July 16, 2014 by mdbwell

As a matter of fact, Harding, so frustrated with U.S. escalation of the war in Vietnam, finally convinced King, after two years, officially to speak out against the military endeavor. Continue reading →

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TRIBUTE TO NELSON MANDELA

Posted on December 24, 2013 by mdbwell

The death of Steve Biko in prison in South Africa captured many college students on campuses across the United States.  I was one of those students at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, as I was asked to perform a memorial … Continue reading →

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U.S. SUPREME COURT AUTHORIZES VOTER SUPPRESSION

Posted on June 27, 2013 by mdbwell

After extensive research that exposed discriminatory practices in voting still existed, the 109th Congress elected to extend the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 for twenty-five more years.  On Tuesday, June 25, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court struck that extension … Continue reading →

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LOVE IS THE ANSWER

Posted on April 23, 2013 by mdbwell

Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston echoed the words of Jesus, Jane Addams, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr., among others, in asserting that “we must build a civilization of love, or there will be no civilization at all.”  Many criticized … Continue reading →

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SPEED LIMIT: MINIMIZING THE MAXIMUM

Posted on March 13, 2013 by mdbwell

As a card-caring member of the American Civil Liberties Union (when I am up-to-date with my annual fee), I greatly enjoy freedom of expression and the ability to do what I please as long as I am not injuring another.  … Continue reading →

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GUN VIOLENCE

Posted on July 26, 2012 by mdbwell

As a nonviolent activist and pacifist, I am opposed to the resolution of conflict, both interpersonal and international included, by bullets.  As Martin Luther King, Jr., has stated, we have allowed our technology to outdistance our theology.  The increased access … Continue reading →

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KUDOS TO GAY RIGHTS DEFENDERS

Posted on March 6, 2012 by mdbwell

Finally, somebody got it right!  We are living in a time where many seem to want to return to the ostensibly halcyon days when states chose whether or not they wanted to abide by anti-discrimination laws.  Segregation, though upheld by … Continue reading →

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HOLDER’S DEFENSE OF MURDER

Posted on March 6, 2012 by mdbwell

Now, it is clear to me why Pres. Barack Obama and his administration have not made good on the promise to address due process at Guantanamo and to bring war crimes to bear upon the Bush Administration.  He wanted the … Continue reading →

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