Transcending divisions (my column in today’s Greenville News)

This is my column in today’s Greenville News.  Acts of Altruism and Goodness Transcend our Divisions.  http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20130505/OPINION/305050013/Ed-Leap-Acts-altruism-goodness-transcend-our-divisions?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|s   We all love a good story because its lessons endure; it penetrates into our hearts and minds.  For example, you can sit … Continue reading

Hateful words do damage; my column in today’s Greenville News

This is my column in today’s Greenville News. Hateful words do damage. http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20130421/OPINION/304210012/Ed-Leap-Hateful-words-do-damage?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|p Recently, two deaths shed remarkable insight into the human capacity for cruelty and hatred.  Early this month Matthew Warren, the 27-year-old son of noted American pastor and … Continue reading

The New Religion of Narcotics

I just finished reading Neil Gaiman’s fascinating novel, Gods of America.  Here’s a link to it on Amazon.  http://www.amazon.com/American-Gods-Authors-Preferred-Text/dp/0062080237/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362266866&sr=8-1&keywords=American+Gods  I first learned about his work by watching the movie Stardust, then reading the novel. One of the themes of Gods of America is … Continue reading

Deciding who needs what…my latest Greenville News column.

Deciding who needs what can be risk business! http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20130203/OPINION/302030022/Ed-Leap-Deciding-who-needs-what-can-risky-business What do you need?  It’s an interesting question, much discussed in the wake of the current gun debate.  I frequently hear this statement:  ‘no one needs a rifle with a magazine … Continue reading

Evil is restrained by the courage of armed citizens

Here’s my column in today’s Greenville News. ‘Evil is restrained by the courage of armed citizens.’ http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20130113/OPINION/301130016/Ed-Leap-Evil-restrained-by-courage-armed-citizens?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Making   Despite the assertion that gun-owners like me are dangerous Neanderthals, we do have a few good points to make in the current debate.  … Continue reading