To answer the first question of why some people don’t grow tired of living a lie or telling lies, we must acknowledge that most people first mislead themselves all day long. We tell ourselves that we’re smarter and better looking than we are. That we’ll be happy when we get that raise, lose the weight, get the car, the house, the boat.

Sixty-two percent of Americans say they have political views they’re afraid to share. Half of Americans have concerns that a major health event could lead to bankruptcy. Nearly two-thirds of Americans fear it will be unsafe to send children back to school this year.

I mean, don’t you just feel, sometimes, just physically and emotionally exhausted? Like you just can’t muster up the energy or patience to face the world? Maybe it’s pandemic fatigue, or you’re working exceptionally long hours, or taking on exceedingly heavy workloads.

The announcement should have been accompanied by a warning label at the very least. You know, like the ones from the Surgeon General, printed on packs of cigarettes that say, “Quitting Smoking Now Greatly Reduces Serious Risks to Your Health” or “Cigarette Smoke Contains Carbon Monoxide.

Of course, it doesn’t always end up that way. Sometimes, we get taken advantage of. And it’s not that anyone, necessarily, starts out intending to hurt one another or take one another for granted. It’s just that most of us like to “see the best in people,” and we end up “being used” in the process.

Mayor Perkins has mandated that nearly everyone in the city of Shreveport must wear a mask and maintain social distancing whenever entering any business (unless you meet one of the limited exemptions). Mayor Perkins claims his authority under La. R.S.

It was Saturday night, Aug. 14, 1943, when the Allies shelled my father’s village along the southern coast in Italy. From their ships in the Mediterranean Sea, the naval bombardment from the Allies was brutal – over 1,000 shells were fired in less than 20 minutes.

Nearly everyone is angry. Angry about the police. Angry with Donald Trump. Angry about the elected officials who shuttered our economy. Angry with the rioters burning our cities. Angry about the rich. About racism and prejudice. About injustice. Angry with the senseless killings and gang violence in countless cities across the country.