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I Got Into a Traffic Accident in a Black Area, and Nobody Played the ‘Race Card’

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July 8, 2020July 14, 2020
Author: Howard Ahmanson

A story in which my own experience in a black neighborhood convinced me that the hope for reconciliation is not dead It was late February, and I was on my way to a men’s retreat in Malibu, California.  And I […]

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Why I’m Not Posting Much About the Coronavirus

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April 16, 2020May 27, 2020
Author: Howard Ahmanson

As we learn more about COVID-19, I think there are political concerns to be considered. The New York Times, Washington Post, and National Interest have pointed out that dictators — and those who would like to be — are in […]

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Welcome to My New Website!

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July 20, 2018August 16, 2019
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Those of you who have tried to open Blue Kennel have just been greeted with a surprise. Yes, my newly redesigned website is now here HowardAhmansonJr.com. We chose that domain so that way people who are curious about me (and […]

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I Became a “Decline to State”

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July 4, 2018December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Nine years ago I became a nominal Democrat, a DINO [Democrat in name only] as I called it. I did so because it seemed to me at the time that the Republican party was being taken over by a group […]

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A Manifesto:  Important Events That Shaped My Political Views – Howard Ahmanson

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October 10, 2016May 8, 2020
Author: Howard Ahmanson

As I reflect upon the beginnings of my present political views, I believe that three specific events shaped my way of thinking. The first was my conversion to Christianity. The second was my introduction to ‘Reconstructionism’ and my subsequent move […]

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Rich Kid at Work – Interview: Howard Ahmanson, Jr.

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December 5, 2015July 3, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Interview from July / August 2002 issue of Philanthropy magazine Howard Ahmanson Sr. was a pioneer in California’s postwar savings and loan industry, financing much of the state’s housing boom in the 1950s, ‘60s, and ‘70s. He left his estate split between the Ahmanson Foundation […]

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Some General Observations about China: Languages, Romanizations, Air Quality, General Appearance

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September 4, 2015December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I am late getting out this post, which should be my last about China. China does not feel like Europe.  It feels like America in some parallel universe.  I had always hated the science fiction tales on TV that had […]

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Beijing – At the End of the Road

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July 1, 2015December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Because Beijing, as the capital and second largest city, gets the most media attention, most people go there first.  We made a point of going there last. The first surprise is that the air there was the clearest we had […]

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Our China Journey, Part IV – Henan, The Center of the Universe

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May 28, 2015December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

We bundled our luggage into a van and got on a train and headed for Luoyang, Henan, a place which has frequently been the capital of China, though a bit of a backwater now.  Here were a number of things […]

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Our China Journey, Part III – Xi’an and Yan’an

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May 26, 2015December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

From Nanjing we got on a plane and flew 600 miles to the northwest to Xi’an, Shaanxi.  This city is now a second tier city about the size of Chicago, but during the Tang dynasty [618-907] it was Chang’an, the […]

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I was saddened to learn about the death last summer of the Evangelical Christian activist and author Ron Sider (1939–2022). I’ve always found his ideas thought-provoking and have agreed with him in somewhat unexpected ways: https://howardahmansonjr.com/2023/01/ronald-j-sider-1939-2022-on-a-most-conscientious-believer/

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Despite weaknesses and economic errors, Ron Sider was a true believer; he didn't care about being ‘trendy’, ‘cool’, or appealing to any establishment, whether the ‘woke’ establishment of our society or the bourgeois establishment of Evangelical churches: https://howardahmansonjr.com/2023/01/ronald-j-sider-1939-2022-on-a-most-conscientious-believer/

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Ronald J. Sider (1939-2022): On a Most Conscientious Believer: https://howardahmansonjr.com/2023/01/ronald-j-sider-1939-2022-on-a-most-conscientious-believer/

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