Jack Jones articles

Jack Jones writes for Democracy Chronicles from Chicago’s south suburbs where he grew up. He is a union electrician Local 134, certified minister from Berean University, AYSO board member and coach, basketball coach, Cub Scout leader, husband, father and social participant. Jack considers himself a gourmet junk food chef, political writer, musician and likes to contribute to the world around him. A former deacon and chaplain at Cook County Jail in Chicago, he feels that our out-of-control corporate, religious and political environment is to blame for many of the problems in the world today. Jack believes we need to get money out of politics and that the church should take care of people instead of trying to get hypocrites elected to public office.

The World that cried wolf! Ignoring and sanitizing American foreign policy in Bolivia

By Jack Jones - December 28, 2019 1 Comment

When our country overthrow’s the government of another country, we just ignore it and our press sanitizes the putsch. It’s time to engage and cry wolf!

I Can’t Breathe, And Neither Can You

By Jack Jones - December 9, 2019 2 Comments

Captains and lieutenants have the duty to keep the peace but often see this as a carte blanche to “get rid of the riff-raff”. That’s what happened on that fateful day.

When A House Is Not a Home

By Jack Jones - December 7, 2019 6 Comments

For both the Palestinians and Kurds, violence continues to happen in their houses. These wars being fought because of old grievances.

“The Kurds Were not in Normandy”: Distortion and Genocide in the Middle East

By Jack Jones - November 25, 2019 3 Comments

That Kurds were not in Normandy is a shameful distortion of truth. We abandoned our Kurdish allies for dubious motives, now they are facing genocide.

Ready to Impeach

By Jack Jones - November 18, 2019 3 Comments

The day that Donald Trump installed Stephen Miller as Senior Advisor for Policy in his administration, we should have been prepared for impeachment.

America: time to return to our values

By Jack Jones - November 15, 2019 2 Comments

Resetting American values will improve the country’s treatment of migrants such that America would once again become the safe haven it has been.

On Amazon’s Success

By Jack Jones - September 30, 2019 2 Comments

I think people are now apathetic about the success of American companies unless you are employed by them or you have money in the market. Most of the gains made by modern efficiency has gone to the top.

Are These Trade Tensions A Prelude To War?

By Jack Jones - August 23, 2019 2 Comments

The time of self-promotion and greed has run its course. It’s time to embrace the love for one another before we rip each other apart for good and find there is no remedy to heal our broken lives.

Looking For War in Iran! Or Looking For Peace?

By Jack Jones - June 25, 2019 7 Comments

If you are trying to avoid a confrontation, the smart move would be to give your neighbors room. Use peaceful speech, be understanding, forget past issues and possibly stop spying on them. If we choose to not do these things, we are cornering them.

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

By Jack Jones - June 17, 2019 4 Comments

The Koch brothers alone have put hundreds of millions of their dollars into our elections. What will be your contribution for democracy? What influence will you have on world affairs?

Social action is the best approach to a stormy 2020, here’s how to be effective

By Julio César Guerrero

The social climate barometer points to a stormy 2020 that can only be confronted through social action, but there are protocols to follow to be effective.

Carlos Ghosn’s Wild Japanese Disappearing Act

By David Anderson, J.D.

His claim is that he’s not fleeing justice as a fugitive but rather escaping a racist and rigged system. It’s hard to know which of those narratives is true. James Bond (or James Bond villain?)

Unlikely odds for radically different leadership and change in Cameroon post-Biya

There is a conflation of honeymoon and change in post-Biya predictions. The caste State also says why ceteris paribus such change is unlikely in Cameroon.

The Highest Form of Communism is Transcendental Communism

By Roger Copple

Let us encourage neighbors to create their own social vision and worldview, thinking globally and acting locally. Let each elementary, middle, and high school district create its own educational philosophy.

Circa $2.56 million for drinks in State end of year festivities spending in Cameroon is irresponsible government

For a poor and conflict-ridden State, $2.56million for end of year State parties in Cameroon is a show of irresponsibility and lack of accountability.

Not So Fast On That New Capital City, Burundi

By David Anderson, J.D.

Burundi’s capital is being moved for the good of the people! Actually no: the dictatorship is moving and building a new administrative city as a mega-theft.

President Trump Signs Pro- Hong Kong Law into Effect

By Thomas Manning

President Trump was right to promulgate The Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019. China’s growing influence has come with a lack of democratic principles.

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