The South Dakota Standard

Greetings.

Welcome to the launch of The South Dakota Standard! Tom Lawrence and I will bring you thoughts and ideas concerning issues pertinent to the health and well-being of our political culture. Feel free to let us know what you are thinking.

All by Carl Kline

Brookings pastor Carl Kline: Hands Off, Trump. We won’t allow you to turn back the clock on hate and racism

Apr 9

Apr 9 Brookings pastor Carl Kline: Hands Off, Trump. We won’t allow you to turn back the clock on hate and racism

Of chainsaws and choices: Trump and his hatchet man Elon Musk recklessly remove instead of sensibly reduce

Mar 8

Mar 8 Of chainsaws and choices: Trump and his hatchet man Elon Musk recklessly remove instead of sensibly reduce

Brookings pastor Carl Kline: Ending DEI programs is actually a blatant attack on hard-won diversity progress

Feb 25

Feb 25 Brookings pastor Carl Kline: Ending DEI programs is actually a blatant attack on hard-won diversity progress

Brookings pastor Kline: President and self-avowed dictator for a day is causing disorder with his many executive orders

Feb 20

Feb 20 Brookings pastor Kline: President and self-avowed dictator for a day is causing disorder with his many executive orders

Brookings pastor Carl Kline: Bridge the gap and get in tune with life — and people and animals — to live fully and happily

Dec 22

Dec 22 Brookings pastor Carl Kline: Bridge the gap and get in tune with life — and people and animals — to live fully and happily

Brookings pastor Carl Kline: As the threats of 2025 approach, we will discover the true ethics of the American people

Dec 14

Dec 14 Brookings pastor Carl Kline: As the threats of 2025 approach, we will discover the true ethics of the American people

Heaven help John Thune — he may be the primary bulwark against President-elect Trump’s authoritarian impulses

Dec 7

Dec 7 Heaven help John Thune — he may be the primary bulwark against President-elect Trump’s authoritarian impulses

Brookings pastor Carl Kline on the lesson of Gandhi: Non-violence and the search for truth must be a way of life

Nov 29

Nov 29 Brookings pastor Carl Kline on the lesson of Gandhi: Non-violence and the search for truth must be a way of life

Brookings pastor Carl Kline: A house can be a home to many people over the years, and that’s true of our nation as well

Oct 4

Oct 4 Brookings pastor Carl Kline: A house can be a home to many people over the years, and that’s true of our nation as well

At the S.D. Festival of Books, Brookings pastor Carl Kline feels festive about the vital lessons provided by books

Sep 24

Sep 24 At the S.D. Festival of Books, Brookings pastor Carl Kline feels festive about the vital lessons provided by books

Brookings pastor Carl Kline: Public institutions play an important role in ensuring people have better, fuller lives

Aug 22

Aug 22 Brookings pastor Carl Kline: Public institutions play an important role in ensuring people have better, fuller lives

Hoping for peace — we must celebrate compassion and love each other through challenging times

Aug 8

Aug 8 Hoping for peace — we must celebrate compassion and love each other through challenging times

Why do voters support Trump? Brookings pastor Kline cites 10 reasons for their adoration of such a dangerous, deluded man

Aug 1

Aug 1 Why do voters support Trump? Brookings pastor Kline cites 10 reasons for their adoration of such a dangerous, deluded man

Brookings pastor Carl Kline: Is God a he? Why a male definition of the supreme being distorts attitudes on earth

Jul 9

Jul 9 Brookings pastor Carl Kline: Is God a he? Why a male definition of the supreme being distorts attitudes on earth

Memo to Louisiana and other states: Thou shalt not force your view of the 10 Commandments upon others

Jul 4

Jul 4 Memo to Louisiana and other states: Thou shalt not force your view of the 10 Commandments upon others

Is it all Greek — or Latin — to you? We can learn valuable lessons on how to communicate better with others

Jun 24

Jun 24 Is it all Greek — or Latin — to you? We can learn valuable lessons on how to communicate better with others

Brookings pastor Kline: We face a choice. We can continue to fight amongst ourselves and fail, or work together and succeed

Jun 18

Jun 18 Brookings pastor Kline: We face a choice. We can continue to fight amongst ourselves and fail, or work together and succeed

As the human cost of climate change rises, not much happens. Will the economic impact spur us into action?

Jun 10

Jun 10 As the human cost of climate change rises, not much happens. Will the economic impact spur us into action?

Trump’s conduct toward women is loathsome, but his efforts to control the judiciary are even more worrisome

May 22

May 22 Trump’s conduct toward women is loathsome, but his efforts to control the judiciary are even more worrisome

Turning over a new chapter in books by sharing them, buying them and learning so much from them

Apr 23

Apr 23 Turning over a new chapter in books by sharing them, buying them and learning so much from them