Category Archives: History
How a Cartoon I Drew in 1967 Captures Donald Trump Today
I can’t stop thinking of those pictures of a slumping, sleeping Donald Trump at the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial ceremony. I remarked to friends at the time how he looked so woefully out of place at this important national occasion. His
How a Cartoon I Drew in 1967 Captures Donald Trump Today
I can’t stop thinking of those pictures of a slumping, sleeping Donald Trump at the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial ceremony. I remarked to friends at the time how he looked so woefully out of place at this important national occasion. His
The LIRR Train Ticket I Could Never Throw Away: 25 Years After 9/11
Like everyone, September 11 is burned into my mind a quarter of a century later. We all have our stories of that day. This is mine. I still have my husband’s Long Island Rail Road ticket from September 11, 2001.
The LIRR Train Ticket I Could Never Throw Away: 25 Years After 9/11
Like everyone, September 11 is burned into my mind a quarter of a century later. We all have our stories of that day. This is mine. I still have my husband’s Long Island Rail Road ticket from September 11, 2001.
Donald Trump is Not Well
Donald Trump is not well. We are watching a mentally ill patient steeped in delusions as he goes on a posting blitz the last few nights. Trump’s head is so crammed with insanity he can’t possibly act as Commander in
Donald Trump is Not Well
Donald Trump is not well. We are watching a mentally ill patient steeped in delusions as he goes on a posting blitz the last few nights. Trump’s head is so crammed with insanity he can’t possibly act as Commander in
Who Really Cut Down The Cherry Tree?
George Washington chopping down his father’s cherry tree may have been a myth, but it is all too tragically true that Trump just recklessly and likely illegally chopped down the oldest grove of cherry blossom trees in DC. A national
Who Really Cut Down The Cherry Tree?
George Washington chopping down his father’s cherry tree may have been a myth, but it is all too tragically true that Trump just recklessly and likely illegally chopped down the oldest grove of cherry blossom trees in DC. A national
Trump’s Big Gifts to North Korea and China
We are now at Def Con 1 in Donald Trump lunacy. It must be Christmas in August, and the secret Santa is Donald Trump. He’s been busy handing out presents to Kim Jung Un and Xi Jinping. But poor America,
Trump’s Big Gifts to North Korea and China
We are now at Def Con 1 in Donald Trump lunacy. It must be Christmas in August, and the secret Santa is Donald Trump. He’s been busy handing out presents to Kim Jung Un and Xi Jinping. But poor America,
What Has Happened Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln is Un-American.
Nine long months. At sea. And nobody in charge can tell these military families when their loved ones are coming home. Moldy showers. Broken toilets. No soap, no deodorant, no toothpaste. Meals so meager they’ve been reduced to half a
What Has Happened Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln is Un-American.
Nine long months. At sea. And nobody in charge can tell these military families when their loved ones are coming home. Moldy showers. Broken toilets. No soap, no deodorant, no toothpaste. Meals so meager they’ve been reduced to half a
The Photograph That Started the Question-The Story Behind a July 4th Photograph and the American Dream it Captured.
When I was cleaning out my parents’ Long Island home a few years ago in advance of selling the 1955 shingled ranch house I grew up in, long-lost remnants of my otherwise well-documented childhood appeared as though hidden in a
The Photograph That Started the Question-The Story Behind a July 4th Photograph and the American Dream it Captured.
When I was cleaning out my parents’ Long Island home a few years ago in advance of selling the 1955 shingled ranch house I grew up in, long-lost remnants of my otherwise well-documented childhood appeared as though hidden in a
Portrait of a Patriot A Picture Perfect July 4th 1962
When I was cleaning out my parents’ Long Island home a few years ago in advance of selling the 1955 shingled ranch house I grew up in, long-lost remnants of my otherwise well-documented childhood appeared as though hidden in a
Portrait of a Patriot A Picture Perfect July 4th 1962
When I was cleaning out my parents’ Long Island home a few years ago in advance of selling the 1955 shingled ranch house I grew up in, long-lost remnants of my otherwise well-documented childhood appeared as though hidden in a
61 Years ago, President Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into Law
Sixty-one years ago today, President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law as an amendment to the Social Security Act. Two years ago, President Trump promised that he would “never let anyone touch your Medicare.” Yesterday, this Administration announced
61 Years ago, President Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into Law
Sixty-one years ago today, President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law as an amendment to the Social Security Act. Two years ago, President Trump promised that he would “never let anyone touch your Medicare.” Yesterday, this Administration announced
What Kind of America Are We Becoming?
They are killing people on the streets of America. This is not MY America This is not OUR America I didn’t make my short film “I Am an American” because of Trump. I made it because the Trump administration forced me
What Kind of America Are We Becoming?
They are killing people on the streets of America. This is not MY America This is not OUR America I didn’t make my short film “I Am an American” because of Trump. I made it because the Trump administration forced me
Envisioning The American Dream 