Category Archives: Cold War

Feeding  The World’s Hungry -This Is Who We Are

How many of us of a certain age were admonished as children to “clean their plates”  at mealtime because “people were starving in Europe.” Wasting food was sinful. Images of shivering, hungry, bone-thin Belgium, French, Dutch and Polish children in

Feeding  The World’s Hungry -This Is Who We Are

How many of us of a certain age were admonished as children to “clean their plates”  at mealtime because “people were starving in Europe.” Wasting food was sinful. Images of shivering, hungry, bone-thin Belgium, French, Dutch and Polish children in

Is Trump Putin’s Puppet? Cold War Paranoia Here Today

 Putin has done what the Soviets long dreamed of accomplishing- a Russian-controlled puppet placed in the White House. The vodka must be flowing in hell as Joseph Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev are gleefully toasting each other in what Vlad has

Is Trump Putin’s Puppet? Cold War Paranoia Here Today

 Putin has done what the Soviets long dreamed of accomplishing- a Russian-controlled puppet placed in the White House. The vodka must be flowing in hell as Joseph Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev are gleefully toasting each other in what Vlad has

Russia’s Insatiable Appetite

On Monday, the world we knew shifted under our feet with 4 simple words- U.S. sides with Russia. Eighty years of foreign policy flip flopping gave me whiplash. I have spent several decades studying, collecting, and creating content about post-war

Russia’s Insatiable Appetite

On Monday, the world we knew shifted under our feet with 4 simple words- U.S. sides with Russia. Eighty years of foreign policy flip flopping gave me whiplash. I have spent several decades studying, collecting, and creating content about post-war

How Rugged is the Constitution?

America’s Constitution was once our insurance policy against tyranny. Against a dictator. There were laws. There were the checks and balances they created that served as our guardrail to prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful. Now

How Rugged is the Constitution?

America’s Constitution was once our insurance policy against tyranny. Against a dictator. There were laws. There were the checks and balances they created that served as our guardrail to prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful. Now

Time Magazine JFK inauguration

Watching JFK’s Inauguration- A Day of Hope not Despair

  Today is a day of no TV for me. On Inauguration Day, 2025 my TV goes dark. Other than 2017, for over 50 years I have watched with pride every televised presidential swearing-in.  Whether on an oversized mahogany-housed Philco,

Time Magazine JFK inauguration

Watching JFK’s Inauguration- A Day of Hope not Despair

  Today is a day of no TV for me. On Inauguration Day, 2025 my TV goes dark. Other than 2017, for over 50 years I have watched with pride every televised presidential swearing-in.  Whether on an oversized mahogany-housed Philco,

Don’t Say Biden Didn’t Warn Us

Before Joe hands over the keys to the White House on January 2oth, he’s flashing the warning lights. In his final speech from the Oval Office, Joe Biden did not tell America to stand back and stand by. He instructed

Don’t Say Biden Didn’t Warn Us

Before Joe hands over the keys to the White House on January 2oth, he’s flashing the warning lights. In his final speech from the Oval Office, Joe Biden did not tell America to stand back and stand by. He instructed

Drone  Hysteria

Look… Up in the Sky…It’s a Bird…. It’s a Plane… It’s a Drone! It appears that drones did not interfere with Santa Claus’s busy delivery system this past Christmas. Phew! At this time of year when we normally are busy

Drone  Hysteria

Look… Up in the Sky…It’s a Bird…. It’s a Plane… It’s a Drone! It appears that drones did not interfere with Santa Claus’s busy delivery system this past Christmas. Phew! At this time of year when we normally are busy

Artists in the Galleries – The Heckscher Museum of Art

I am delighted to be discussing my collage “Ambassador of Peace-We Are Friends” on  Sunday, October 20, 2024 , at The Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington N.Y as part of their Artists in the Galleries program.  The piece is 

Artists in the Galleries – The Heckscher Museum of Art

I am delighted to be discussing my collage “Ambassador of Peace-We Are Friends” on  Sunday, October 20, 2024 , at The Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington N.Y as part of their Artists in the Galleries program.  The piece is 

Gettysburg Revisited

  Like the South’s Lost Cause, so is Donald Trump’s attempt at history. Civil war buff, his assessment of Gettysburg is one for the books. Just not American History books. Even as an 8-year-old who, unlike Trump’s claims,  really did

Gettysburg Revisited

  Like the South’s Lost Cause, so is Donald Trump’s attempt at history. Civil war buff, his assessment of Gettysburg is one for the books. Just not American History books. Even as an 8-year-old who, unlike Trump’s claims,  really did

Trump to NATO Nyet

When Donald Trump encourages Russia to attack our NATO Allies there should be more than a red flag. When it comes to danger as well as derangement we are at Def Con 1. Is anyone surprised that Trump has no

Trump to NATO Nyet

When Donald Trump encourages Russia to attack our NATO Allies there should be more than a red flag. When it comes to danger as well as derangement we are at Def Con 1. Is anyone surprised that Trump has no