Published in Politically Speaking·PinnedMember-onlyThe Democrats Have to Rescue America From the Republicans…AgainTrump makes a mess of everything — Things are breaking so fast that I don’t have the time for a long-winded essay on the trials and treasons of Trump and Co. However, let me remind our studio audience that this is not the first time the Republican administration has brought the USA to the brink of disaster. …Biden4 min readBiden4 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·PinnedMember-onlyYou Do Know What One America Stands For … Right?“The Wave” is back — this time it’s not a high school experiment — The One America wave was posted all over Twitter this Sunday after the former president spoke at a rally in Youngstown, Ohio. The pictures that evening were posted by disgusted reporters who realized that the attendees were told to raise their right hand (only) and put up one finger. It…Trump4 min readTrump4 min read
Published in Age of Awareness·PinnedMember-onlyHey, Teacher: You’re Fired!“I would surely be fired if I taught the material I was so committed to teach”…aka: the truth — UPDATE TO STORY: Many readers are confused by the title’s premise that I would indeed be fired. Truth be told, I never for a moment thought my colleagues were correct — cynical, but wrong. Over 700 views and 450+ reads later, I have had some of the most gratifying and…Teaching5 min readTeaching5 min read
Published in Age of Awareness·PinnedMember-onlyThe Calamity in High School:And what can be done? — As a veteran of 32 high school campaigns, I have ‘Teacher Dreams.’ I am told that a great many teachers have similar ‘dreams’. Usually, I am back in a classroom or at a high school event like a pep rally floating in strange, surreal dreams. I find myself trying to…Teens4 min readTeens4 min read
Published in Age of Awareness·PinnedMember-onlyAmerican Togetherness Undone: When ‘WE’ Became ‘ME’Historians often remind us (because we clearly need reminding) that once there was ‘A Greatest Generation.’ The men and woman of all races and creeds took to the South Pacific Seas, the Normandy Beaches and the White Cliffs of Dover to dismantle murderous regimes. But there was so much more…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·Dec 20, 2022Member-onlyNancy Pelosi Belongs in America’s House!New documentary is a profile in courage — She is 82 years young. Her walking pace, always in heels no less, makes it clear she is on a mission. In our vicious, polarized political world, she does not break. She knows exactly what her priorities are, and she does not suffer fools who try to get her off…Nancy Pelosi3 min readNancy Pelosi3 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·Aug 11, 2022Member-onlyMSNBC Is Telling the Wrong StoryMainstream media’s “bothsideism” is unfair to President Biden! — I try to watch MSNBC when I want to get into the weeds of a story; after all, excluding the commercials for every ailment, the 19-minute national news barely surveys the landscape. But the Biden Administration’s main media (TV) outlet can’t see the forest from the trees. It is all…Biden4 min readBiden4 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·Jun 7, 2022Member-onlyThe Nazis Are Among Us…In Plain Sight!They have just morphed into the Far Right — Update: This story was written previous to these two “Breaking News” events. First, GOP Candidate Carl Paladino Calls Adolf Hitler ‘The Kind Of Leader We Need Today.” Second, “A U-Haul with masked neo-Nazi white supremacists was pulled over near a Pride event in Idaho — an officer said they were…Putin5 min readPutin5 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·May 13, 2022Member-onlyHow Do Americans Fix “Our Town”?What the Union ought to be — For many years, I sat among my students to gaze at Paul Newman’s performance in the stage play Our Town. The class read aloud the first two acts, but when it came to Act III, when the author Thornton Wilder pondered what so many of us take for granted —…Politics8 min readPolitics8 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·May 12, 2022Member-onlyDemocratic Naysayers and Cynics Need to Knock It off!Otherwise, the “Trump Empire” will strike back — A reader responding to my essay on why the Democrats can win the midterms called me delusional. To be fair, he also thought my optimism was to be applauded. If you think the midterms will be the end of the Democrats’ control of either the House or the Senate, then…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read