Charles van Heck's Woodhull Journal

Canada

  • Concrete and Gold Bitcoin: The Don’s Canadian Shakedown

    Americans should be bewildered by the Trumpian policies towards Canada and other allies. This should be particularly true of his political base, who are comparable to the children following the Pied Piper of Hamelin to their doom. Unfortunately, so is… Continue reading

  • Sundance: An Alternative Educational Model

    Our curriculum similar to all public schools, in that we taught reading, writing, and arithmetic, as well as science, social studies, fine arts, physical education, and so on. The differences lay in how we taught the subjects by letting students… Continue reading

  • Toxicity

    Wildfires are a harbinger of political, societal, and economic instability due to climate change. The crisis we face is a moral and ethical one that calls for international cooperation and a resolute will to develop and apply those solutions. Continue reading

  • When Smoke Gets In Your Eyes: A Firefighter’s Perspective

    Statistical data from the National Interagency Fire Center reports that between January 1 and July 15 of this year, 3,633,827 acres have been consumed by 39,520 fires in the United States. Continue reading

  • June 6: Dwight Eisenhower and Luke Morrison

    This essay is dedicated to the memory of the men of the 801st TD, including my uncle, Albert Nelson Bunt, and the 99th Infantry. Continue reading

  • The Conversion of Freedom

    Freedom. To be free. What do we mean when we say, “I am a free woman,” or “I am a free man?” On what foundation does our freedom rest? The availability of and the choices we make when purchasing commodities? … Continue reading

  • Canada, an Off-Islander’s Perspective

    “Home,” as the saying goes, “is where the heart is.” Tony Bennet may have left his heart in San Francisco, but pieces of my heart have been left in various places. I have lived in eight states, meeting a wide… Continue reading

  • Crime and the Empty Spaces Between Us

    The abduction of Nancy Guthrie has riveted national attention for 15 days. The news media and social media have given extensive coverage to the search for her. Her family’s plea, their desperation for the return of their mother, loved and… Continue reading

  • RUPTURED

    Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is right. The prime minister is correct when he says there is “a rupture in the world order, the end of a pleasant fiction and the beginning of a harsh reality.” He is accurate when… Continue reading

  • Advent: Aging and the Gift that Matters

    The shops were holiday decorated in October. Then the ads flourished like Wild Parsnip. By mid-November, as if exposed to the weed’s sap, I had a severe skin reaction (photodermatitis) that worsened as the month waned. Black Friday. Cyber-Monday. Buy,… Continue reading