Pilgrim’s Pride

Rick Moran praises the original pilgrims, a politically incorrect but worthwhile endeavor. They faced daunting odds, an uncertain future, a lack of skills and tools, and a host of other challenges, and met them with tenacity, faith, and a willingness to get their hands dirty. (Note that Moran, like me, is an unbeliever but still, like me, admires the Puritans for seeking out and creating a place where they could worship and otherwise live as they saw fit.) They also created the first democratic government in North America.

Burt Likko

Pseudonymous Portlander. Homebrewer. Atheist. Recovering litigator. Recovering Republican. Recovering Catholic. Recovering divorcé. Recovering Former Editor-in-Chief of Ordinary Times. House Likko's Words: Scite Verum. Colite Iusticia. Vivere Con Gaudium.