There are a lot of sound reasons to critique Keynesian economics, but a reason that its creator was gay shouldn't be one of them.

Niall Ferguson, the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University, has sadly, in 2013, just found that out.

Ferguson's speech to investors and financial analysts at the 10th annual Altegris Conference in Carlsbad, Calif. that should have awed his audience instead shocked and offended them.

Dear Mr. Ken Williams,

I loved your article in SDGLN regarding Peter Rauhofer. It was poignant, and meaningful.

As a fan, and friend of Peter, I had the honor of his presence, graciousness, and hearing his genius music production.

I recognize that there are big items on the agenda for our Department of Defense and specifically, for Secretary Chuck Hagel. Budget cuts. An historic draw down of troops. Mounting concerns in Syria. So it's understandable why the Pentagon's leadership may have felt this week that a controversial pastor leading its Day of Prayer event was just not at the top of the list to receive its attention. But here's why it should have been.

I went to a Relay for Life luminaria ceremony on Saturday evening. If you have never been to one, you really should go, if for no other reason than to make you understand how very important your own life is.

As the ceremony started a lone bag piper started walking playing “Amazing Grace.” If you’ve heard the song played on a bagpipe, you understand the chill that passes over you when that first note is piped. The hundreds of people who were at this event became silent and we fell in behind the piper and started waking the track lined with these luminaria bags.