Jerry Fabyanic

I took time off from writing essays so that I could focus on completing the MS of my forthcoming book. Task completed. It’s now in the hands and before the eyes…

We’re never too old to learn or to be reminded about truths and principles that have been forgotten along the way. Oftentimes, they were originally picked up or gleaned from pithy…

I got an early gift from my sister. She had called to tell me to expect a package. As we chatted, I detected a bit of urgency in her voice when…

In the beginning, the United Sates was divided sectionally between free states and states where slavery was lawful. But the border eventually became blurred, then obliterated. After the war with Mexico,…

In the early nineteenth century, there was debate, driven by the institution of slavery, about the foundational aspects of America. It focused on both the morality and legality of slavery given…

Raise your hand if you enjoyed your history classes. Take a moment to reflect on why you did or didn’t. Now consider whether your feelings about studying history have changed. If…

We Americans are a religious people. About seventy percent profess a dogmatic faith, primarily Christianity. The rest of us are a hodgepodge—spiritualists, atheists, and more—affectionally or disparagingly, depending on the source,…

September 11th Eve was another of all-too-often dismal days. Within minutes, Charlie Kirk was shot and killed and a sixteen-year-old student at Evergreen HS wounded two fellow students in a rampage…

In the classic film High Noon, Marshal Will Kane faces a gut-wrenching choice between staying and confronting the bad guys who are coming after him or running. The story, however, goes…

Recently, Xcel Energy needed to replace one of their poles. Since the project would require time, they gave notice that we’d be without electricity for about eight hours. But complications set…

In Walden, or Life in the Woods, Henry David Thoreau encourages us to “simplify, simplify.” It’s sound wisdom. The reason being there’s a strong correlation between complexity in one’s life and…

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— / I took the one less traveled by, / And that has made all the difference.” – Robert Frost, “The Road Not Taken”…

American culture has many virtues. Near the top is society’s languid, easy-going, unhurried pace. It borders on torpor. It’s uplifting to observe strangers smiling and offering greetings when they pass and…

I love Paul Simon’s 1968 hit, “America.” It captures the soul of a wandering, wondering young man in search of his identity and the role he’s to play now that he’s…

What is a country? What makes it up? Is it an enclosed area populated by people speaking a common language, honoring certain customs and traditions, and practicing similar religions? Are there…