Ben Reichart

  • It’s a paradox

    Does a memory become a story, or the story become the memory? It’s a question I found myself asking after telling my wife a story from my childhood. Did I really remember that event or just the story told of… Continue reading

  • A date

    Today is Monday. I was born on a Monday, seventy-three years ago, on this very date. The next time it will happen it will be 2037! It doesn’t seem like it has been that long ago, nearly three quarters of… Continue reading

  • On a dirt road

    I was raised on a dirt road. I thought of it as a long driveway shared by everyone. It remains a dirt road to this day, 72 years later. How many years it existed before that I can’t say. The… Continue reading

  • Amending freedom

    I saw a meme about the filing of an amicus brief. This meme was declaring the IRS cannot restrict freedom of speech. The speech it was referring to was political endorsements from churches. It centers of the Johnson amendment. It’s… Continue reading

  • Mostly

    What constitutes the majority? Is it 51% or 75% ? That all depends. A simple majority, that 51% is all that is required in a democracy. That is what those on the left would like you to believe we have… Continue reading

  • Liberty for all

    Is Ukraine still fighting the Russians? Yes, that war continues. You wouldn’t know it by listening to the news these days, amazing how that is, isn’t it? After four years that news is just ho-hum. There are still people fighting… Continue reading

  • Unrestricted access

    Heard on the news that parents are joining in a lawsuit against social media platforms. They accuse those platforms of using methods to attract and keep users, especially younger children. They are designed to keep them looking! Well now, what… Continue reading

  • Threatening

    I was just wondering, what replaced Covid? Wasn’t long ago that was going to kill us all and variants appeared almost weekly. I haven’t heard much about it lately though, mostly I’m hearing about ICE and the Save Act. Both… Continue reading

  • Facts, feelings and fiction

    Legislating the hypotheticals. It certainly appears that is exactly what consumes the time of our elected officials. Weeks, months even years spent debating and arguing about what could be. The whole gender discussion tops that list for me. There is… Continue reading

  • Validated

    There are moments that you just never forget, memories imbedded. These memories will surface every now and again for no particular reason, but I believe maybe they are just a kindness from above. A brief moment that gives you a… Continue reading