Author Archives: Bill Halamandaris

“There is a new America every morning,” Adlai Stevenson said, “and that new America is the sum of many small changes.” Every day, I am repeatedly reminded of this fact. This is not the country I grew up in. I … Continue reading →

The first Mentor appeared in Homer’s epic poem, Odyssey. Composed near the end of the 8th century BC, Odyssey is the story of the king of Ithaca who struggles to find his way home after the Trojan War. In the … Continue reading →

Do the ends justify the means? I have lived in Washington for more than 50 years.  I have never seen a time like this.  The question of ends and means comes up daily: Do we increase the safety of Americans … Continue reading →

Charles Carroll was the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, outliving Jefferson and Adams by 6 years.  He was also the only Roman Catholic to sign the Declaration, and, perhaps, the man who had the most to lose … Continue reading →

There is a lot of talk about how divided our nation is these days.  It seems like that’s all we see on television and in the news. Are we really that far apart? Consider the following statistics taken from recent … Continue reading →