“We in the United States, above all, must remember that lesson, for we were founded as a nation of openness to people of all beliefs. And so we must remain. Our very unity has been strengthened by our pluralism. We establish no religion in this country, we command no worship, we mandate no belief, nor …
A very interesting man died a few months ago. Charles Hamilton died November 18th at the age of 94. It wasn’t announced until this week because Hamilton was a very private man. He was a college professor who coauthored a very important book in 1967. Hamilton and Stokely Carmichael wrote “Black Power: The Politics of …
“You know the definition of a virgin down South? It’s a girl who can run faster than her brother.”— IAN FLEMING, “Goldfinger” Just when Alabama was starting to escape from the 19th century, Republicans started electing some truly horrific senators. First there was Rapin’ Roy Moore, , who in his thirties was so aggressive pursuing …
I had never heard of Karoline Leavitt until about ten minutes before I sat down to write this. I was reading an article on Crooks & Liars, one of my favorite sites for political news and commentary, when I came across her name. The article was titled “Trump’s Campaign Once Again Wishes He Would Shut …
What is it about Donald Trump and gold? Now that the former president has more than half a billion dollars in debts from the judgments against him in two lawsuits, he’s going to have to hit up his beloved Trumpanzees for more more more money. And then even more. He already tried the digital trading …
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What’s the most excruciating feeling in the world that doesn’t involve physical pain? I imagine most of them would involve loss. Loss of a child, a love, a friend or a job. I tend to agree with the people who put loss of a child at the top of the list, although my sister who …
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It has been 25 years since I watched a Super Bowl and more than 15 years since I watched a professional football game. So whether Tom Brady is Football Jesus or Patrick Mahomes is challenging him matters less to me than who wins the Golden Globe awards or whether my cell phone bill is increasing. …
It’s funny how our opinions change in the fullness of time. I was 24 years old and a regular listener to Top 40 radio when I first heard Terry Jacks singing “Seasons in the Sun” in 1974. I hated it. There was a sing-songy quality about it that was truly annoying and the story told …
50 YEARS OF SEASONS IN THE SUN MAY HAVE MELLOWED ME OUT Read More »
“Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” When I first saw Donald Trump’s quote the other day about abandoning NATO to Vladimir Putin, I found myself thinking he had finally gone too far. No decent American could possibly forget the lesson of the 1930s when Adolf Hitler devoured much of Europe …
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The U.S. Senate voted 70-29 today to approve $95 billion of aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, a vote that included a significant number of Republicans. Good news, huh? After all, the Senate is usually the difficult hurdle with 60 votes required to put an end to debate. Getting a bill through the Senate is …
