Author Archives: sallyedelstein

RIP RFK The Day Hope Died

Robert F. Kennedy represented hope. But on June 6, 1968, a nation was left once more to watch and grieve and wonder after another senseless act of violence robbed us of that hope. The GE alarm clock in my bedroom

RIP RFK The Day Hope Died

Robert F. Kennedy represented hope. But on June 6, 1968, a nation was left once more to watch and grieve and wonder after another senseless act of violence robbed us of that hope. The GE alarm clock in my bedroom

 Marilyn Monroe and Me

I was four years old in 1959, when I first dressed up as Marilyn Monroe, and it would follow me to my freshman year at Syracuse University, where I regularly roamed the halls of my dorm, decked out as the

 Marilyn Monroe and Me

I was four years old in 1959, when I first dressed up as Marilyn Monroe, and it would follow me to my freshman year at Syracuse University, where I regularly roamed the halls of my dorm, decked out as the

An Off Color Remark – White Like Me

  On the same sunny Sunday that thousands of my fellow citizens gathered on the National Mall for a day-long event to “rededicate” America to Christianity, thus leaving millions of non-Christians like me out in the cold, I was told

An Off Color Remark – White Like Me

  On the same sunny Sunday that thousands of my fellow citizens gathered on the National Mall for a day-long event to “rededicate” America to Christianity, thus leaving millions of non-Christians like me out in the cold, I was told

This Memorial Day, Don’t Let Them Have Died in Vain

They didn’t give their lives to live in a dictatorship. They didn’t give their lives to a country that would turn against its people, deprive them of resources, finances, and health care. They didn’t give their lives to a country

This Memorial Day, Don’t Let Them Have Died in Vain

They didn’t give their lives to live in a dictatorship. They didn’t give their lives to a country that would turn against its people, deprive them of resources, finances, and health care. They didn’t give their lives to a country

Trash Talking Trump

Late last night,  Donald Trump, our very unpresidential president, posted an AI-generated video showing him tossing Steven Colbert into a dumpster in yet another childish outburst mocking his enemies. The video, posted to Truth Social, shows Colbert onstage for the

Trash Talking Trump

Late last night,  Donald Trump, our very unpresidential president, posted an AI-generated video showing him tossing Steven Colbert into a dumpster in yet another childish outburst mocking his enemies. The video, posted to Truth Social, shows Colbert onstage for the

Steven Colbert’s Long Goodbye Comes to an End

First they came for the comedians… Steven Colbert’s long goodbye came to an end last night We lost one of the nation’s funniest and most courageous, truthful critics of Donald Trump and his lawless, authoritarian regime. Shame on you, CBS.

Steven Colbert’s Long Goodbye Comes to an End

First they came for the comedians… Steven Colbert’s long goodbye came to an end last night We lost one of the nation’s funniest and most courageous, truthful critics of Donald Trump and his lawless, authoritarian regime. Shame on you, CBS.

Our Skeletal State of America: When is Thin Too Thin?

Looking like a skeleton is no longer just for Halloween; it’s the latest Hollywood trend on the fast track to becoming a beauty standard. As award seasons and fashion week converged, shockingly skeletal women were walking the red carpet and

Our Skeletal State of America: When is Thin Too Thin?

Looking like a skeleton is no longer just for Halloween; it’s the latest Hollywood trend on the fast track to becoming a beauty standard. As award seasons and fashion week converged, shockingly skeletal women were walking the red carpet and

Watch- American Diversity Whitewash

  Make America Great Again or Make America White Again? That is the question I ask in my short, but timely video “American Diversity Whitewash” that takes apart the fake image of diversity sold to Americans for decades and how

Watch- American Diversity Whitewash

  Make America Great Again or Make America White Again? That is the question I ask in my short, but timely video “American Diversity Whitewash” that takes apart the fake image of diversity sold to Americans for decades and how

Watch-American Diversity Whitewash

  Make America Great Again or Make America White Again? That is the question I ask in my short, but timely video “American Diversity Whitewash” that takes apart the fake image of diversity sold to Americans for decades and how

Watch-American Diversity Whitewash

  Make America Great Again or Make America White Again? That is the question I ask in my short, but timely video “American Diversity Whitewash” that takes apart the fake image of diversity sold to Americans for decades and how

Missing My Father and his America

Yesterday, my thoughts were all about my mother. Today I’m thinking of my father Marvin, on his 9th yahrzeit. As so many of us who are children of the greatest generation, there is an uncomfortable relief I feel that he

Missing My Father and his America

Yesterday, my thoughts were all about my mother. Today I’m thinking of my father Marvin, on his 9th yahrzeit. As so many of us who are children of the greatest generation, there is an uncomfortable relief I feel that he