Debra Rae's Past Articles

75 articles

Emerging Universalism Part 3: We’re All Catholics

published: June 30, 2014

Arguably, unity is a coveted state in that it spells power; but for most Westerners, its attainment among religionists is especially elusive. In contrast, an Eastern mindset poses the provocative q...

Emerging Universalism Part 2: Ecumenical Reconciliation

published: June 08, 2014

In cadence with the likes of Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow, and Tin Man, scores of unwitting folks skip merrily down the yellow brick road in pursuit of “the rainbow over the stream a...

Emerging Universalism Part I—“Anchored” to Sludge

published: May 25, 2014

Better known as Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel authored a number of beloved children’s classics. “I like nonsense,” Seuss exclaimed; “Looking at life through the wrong end ...

Children of, by, and for the State: A Legal Framework

published: March 30, 2014

Children are one-third of our population and all of our future.[i] Ostensibly providing for the rights of children worldwide, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) is a un...

A War for All Seasons

published: March 30, 2014

For ancient Israelites war held religious significance. In fact, priests often accompanied armies into battle. Wars were initiated with sacrificial rites; the divine oracle was consulted and trumpe...

2014 Road Map To Global Transformation

published: February 17, 2014

In working their New Year’s resolutions, many ponder what 2014 will look like for their families, state, nation, and world. Prognostications are indicators, imperfect ones at that; but eviden...

2014, The Year for Middle East Peace Part 2: Aliyah or A Lie?

published: February 02, 2014

In the words of historian Howard Zinn, "History is always a matter of taking sides."[i] The late Columbia University English professor Edward Said added, "Facts get their importance ...

2014, Designated Year for Middle East Peace. Part 1: Folly of Global Peacebuilding

published: January 20, 2014

It’s ironic that in a region known for millennia of feuding, ongoing wars and rumors thereof, standard greetings impart the message of peace, both in Hebrew (shalom, שָׁלוֹ) and Arabic (ʿalay...

Tea Parties, Laces, and Baby Doll Faces

published: December 16, 2013

As a young child, I was lovingly called “daddy’s little butterball” (no offense intended or taken!). To dad, I was made of “sugar, spice, and everything nice” with pro...

The Jewish Question Part 2: God’s Answer to “Convenient Hatred”

published: November 03, 2013

In pondering the Jewish question, I recall Fiddler on the Roof in which Tevye poses a revealing, though tongue-in-cheek question: “I know, I know,” he concedes. “We are Your chose...

The Jewish Question Part 1: Fallen Man’s “Convenient Hatred”

published: November 03, 2013

Over some ten generations, God faithfully increased the nation of Israel both in numbers and substance.[i] Nevertheless, likely out of fear and jealousy, the first of the land’s Hyksos (forei...

Civilization’s New Trajectory Part 2: From Feudalism to Class Warfare to Socialism to Techno-Fascism

published: October 13, 2013

With Draconian fervor, Brown Coats (storm troopers of the SA), Black Coats (SS), and Blue Coats (police) dominated Nazi Germany. Theirs morphed into a culture of surveillance whereby squads of poli...

Civilization’s New Trajectory Part 1: Chess Men of Transformation

published: October 13, 2013

Early in life, well-born, bred, and educated Pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer embraced a noble call to guard his “great historical heritage and intellectual tradition.” [i] Unknown to young D...

World Future 2013 Part 2: Future-plex Mindset in a Hyper-complex World

published: August 04, 2013

Over the course of two and a half days, starting July 19, some 900 futurists are expected to gather at the Chicago Hilton for the World Future Society’s 2013 convention. With a view toward th...

World Future 2013 Part 1: The Next Horizon

published: August 04, 2013

From April to October of 1962, some ten million people visited the Seattle World’s Fair, popularly known as Century 21 and officially opened by President John F. Kennedy. With construction of...

Race to the Trough: Common Core Conundrum - Part 2: Cheat for Success

published: June 30, 2013

United by a common agenda, non-governmental special-interest groups have contributed to financing, writing, evaluating, and promoting new, national Common Core educational standards. Behind Common ...

Race to the Trough: Common Core Conundrum - Part 1: National Control of Ideas

published: June 30, 2013

In 1977, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Joseph Califano rightly linked national control of curriculum to national control of ideas. [i] Indeed, our Founding Fathers purposely omitted ...

Kings without Kingdoms: G8, Google-meisters, and Bilderbergers

published: June 09, 2013

It’s that time of the year when a “by invitation only” roll-call of about 140 luminaries—corporate heads, major politicians, royalty, media moguls, and financial kingpins&md...;

Politics of International Diffusion: Our Common Future

published: April 28, 2013

“It’s one-world now”—so said Leslie Gelb on the Charlie Rose Show (4 May 1993). President emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, Dr. Gelb concedes that transnational ...

Quiet Diplomacy Toward The Future We Need:

published: March 24, 2013

Founded in 1998, the Quebec-based Forum for Democratic Global Governance (FIM) claims to know what you and I need. In a word, we need producers to provide for non-producers. To flesh out what that ...

Israel, The Little Nation that Could The Jewish Problem Examined, Part 2

published: March 17, 2013

A so-called “Green Line” marks the boundary between Israel and its Arab neighbors. On a sliver of mostly desert land (without oil), Jews created abundance (hence, the metaphorical &ldqu...;

Israel, The Little Nation that Could The Jewish Problem Examined, Part 1

published: March 17, 2013

A popular children’s story features a little locomotive put to the test in front of a great, heavy train. As it neared the top of the grade, it reduced speed, but kept saying, "I—t...

Transcendent Commitments as 2013 Unfolds

published: December 02, 2012

Four years ago, I published on line a commentary entitled “Obama Claus is Coming to Town.”[i] And come, he did. To countless many, Obama was viewed as “a messiah-like figure&rdquo...;

Forging Forward: “Flexible” Foreign Policy

published: November 28, 2012

It’s often said, “There’s no crystal ball to predict the future.” Filing documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission, even the Psychic Friends Network admitted: &l...;

New Social Contract; Old Strategy: Part 2

published: November 06, 2012

Enlightened, twenty-first century thought compels folks to rethink the nature of social relationships and interactions. What’s not to like about “a sustainable, equitable future for...