William Spivey

5 days ago | goodmenproject.com | William Spivey

America pictures itself as the greatest military power in the world, which is inarguably true. We believe we have the strongest economy, which, by most measures, is true as well. What we get wrong is the belief that other countries look to America for moral leadership and as an example to emulate. Nations put up with America because they have to. Those who once considered America their friend have found out differently.

1 week ago | levelman.com | William Spivey

Unless you count the dictatorshipsAt the Planet Fitness I'm a member of, there is a row of televisions that users of various machines can watch and plug into for volume while they get their workout. When you turn it on, the default is Fox News, which occupies two of the ten slots. CNN has two spots, ESPN has two, HGTV has one, along with ABC, and two local stations. I watch some Fox News segments from time to time to see what they are saying on the other side.

1 week ago | goodmenproject.com | William Spivey

Over the past few months, one of my granddaughters (I have nine) has asked me questions that have thrown me for a loop. The news might be on in my home for two hours or more daily. That isn’t true in my granddaughter’s home, so she isn’t absorbing the day’s issues by osmosis. She is completing her first year of middle school (Sixth Grade) and had to adjust to a new school with new friends. Everybody attending public school goes through that.

1 week ago | williamspivey.substack.com | William Spivey

At the Planet Fitness I’m a member of, there is a row of televisions that users of various machines can watch and plug into for volume while they get their workout. When you turn it on, the default is Fox News, which occupies two of the ten slots. CNN has two spots, ESPN has two, HGTV has one, along with ABC, and two local stations. I watch some Fox News segments from time to time to see what they are saying on the other side.

1 week ago | medium.com | William Spivey

Unless You Count the DictatorshipsAt the Planet Fitness I’m a member of, there is a row of televisions that users of various machines can watch and plug into for volume while they get their workout. When you turn it on, the default is Fox News, which occupies two of the ten slots. CNN has two spots, ESPN has two, HGTV has one, along with ABC, and two local stations. I watch some Fox News segments from time to time to see what they are saying on the other side.