It engenders anger to know the president of the United States says that what I did for a living for 20 years — and what I’ve spent 25 years teaching — represents […]
The ‘enemy of the American People’ doesn’t work at your local newspaper
Lost Highway: Peter Guralnick’s search for the roots of roots music – part 1, fame and its discontents
Being an artist is hard; being a successful artist is even harder. “You see, from the honky tonks you got such a mixture of all different types of music, and I think […]
Betsy DeVos’ confirmation was a defeat, but the greater battle for America’s future continues
We lost a skirmish today with the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary. But we cannot let our defeats demoralize us into inaction any more than we can permit our victories to lull us into a false sense of security.
Introducing the American Civic Debate Union: first event addresses the Electoral College
We need a new American consensus driven by a commitment to knowledge, reason and good faith engagement with those whose views differ from our own. For decades I have toyed with the […]
John Lennon reaches Across the Universe…
Lennon once said that he likes the lyrics of “Across the Universe” perhaps the best of all the songs he wrote with The Beatles. “When you’ve seen beyond yourself, then you may […]
Book Review: The Tell-Tale Treasure by Diane Sawyer
The Tell-Tale Treasure is a thriller for which one cannot use the standard descriptions such as fast-paced, edge of your seat, or thrill a minute. That is its most interesting appeal. Diane […]
Through a glass darkly
I’m sharing this article from Independent Journal Review just to make a point. Independent Journal Review: Those Outraged At Trump Blocking Refugees Didn’t Seem To Care About What Obama Did To Cubans I […]
The overlooked battlefield in the war against the press
The war against the press will be fought at the local and state level, but the war at the federal level will get the most airtime. CNN reporter Jeremy Desmond asked Milwaukee […]
Facing down the piggies with George Harrison…
George Harrison’s song “Piggies” from the White Album (written during another year of tumult, 1968) seems a perfect description of our present situation. “When it gets down to having to use violence, then […]
If they lie, journalists should stop covering the White House. Let the interns do it.
President Donald’s press secretary boldly and bluntly lied to the White House press corps last week. Yawn. Well, so what? Politicians and their spear carriers have prevaricated, evaded, fibbed, misinformed, misdirected, and […]
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