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Michael Stafford
Author Michael Stafford is a 2003 graduate of Duke University School of Law and a former Republican Party officer from Middletown. He works as an attorney in Wilmington. He is the author of the book “An Upward Calling” on the need for public policy and politics to advance the common good.The Massacre of the Innocents: America is Paying a High Price for Indolence and Pandering to the Gun Lobby
“Public tragedies can serve as catalysts for soul-searching and deep reflection by society. They also typically lead to a policy response as leaders craft reforms designed to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future – except in the United States, it seems, when the tragedy involves guns.” I wrote…
By: Michael StaffordDelaware Interfaith Power & Light: Climate change is a moral issue
Nationally, Interfaith Power & Light has played a critical role in calling attention to the moral and ethical implications of climate change and environmental degradation. It has helped frame these problems as religious issues, and has mustered an interfaith response bringing together representatives from a diverse range of faith communities.…
By: Michael StaffordA Nation at Dusk: Goodnight Moon; Goodnight America
Addressing Congress on May 25, 1961, President Kennedy challenged America and set a seemingly impossible goal- sending a person to the moon by the end of the decade. Kennedy’s ambitious dream was realized by the Apollo program, and, since that time, manned space exploration has been an intrinsic part of…
By: Michael StaffordEmpowering The People
April 22 marks the 42nd anniversary of the first observance of Earth Day. There is much to celebrate. We’ve made remarkable progress in protecting the environment since 1970; today the Cuyahoga River no longer burns. And we’ve also mustered the political will to addressed major threats to the environment such…
By: Michael StaffordThe Science Of Intimidation
According to an old legal adage, when the law is against you, argue the facts. When the facts are against you, argue the law. And when neither is on your side, pound the table. Today, conservative climate change deniers, faced with a growing and increasingly persuasive body of evidence supporting…
By: Michael StaffordMy Road To Damascus: Coming to Terms with Global Climate Change (Best Of 2011)
We at TSD are celebrating the end of 2011 with the year’s best posts. It’s been a year filled with great stories and strong opinions, always reflecting the best of the First State. ORIGINAL PUBLISHING DATE: May 25, 2011 – I’m a “climate change convert.” Like many of my fellow…
By: Michael StaffordWhy Occupy? Steerage Is Getting Restless
Dirty hippies. Lazy losers. Those two phrases capture the essence of the conservative reaction to the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protests. To be sure, the protests have raised many legitimate concerns- including the presence, and influence of, disreputable fringe elements such as anarchists or communists, and downright silly or…
By: Michael StaffordThe Red Tory Abroad
England’s “Red Tory”- Phillip Blond- has experienced every political philosopher’s dream in the United Kingdom, where his ideas have fundamentally altered the framework of the political debate on both the right and the left. Now, he’s wrapping up a multi-state speaking tour in the United States, and hoping to replicate his success…
By: Michael StaffordHeroic Measures: Community is the Cure
We are facing a crisis. Socially, politically, and economically, things are going profoundly wrong in America. For many of us, this realization lurks on the fringes of our conscious minds, manifesting itself as a sense of disquiet, foreboding, and fear for the future. The financial sector meltdown and the…
By: Michael StaffordThey Look For Towers
Has it really been a decade? Yes… ten years have passed since that awful day. Ten years have passed since time, for a moment, stood still, as events that irrevocably altered the course of thousands of lives, and indeed, of our entire world, unfolded before our eyes. The enormity…
By: Michael Stafford