Category Archives: History
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
Picturing the Past -A Century Old Photo and The Stories It tells.
In 1926, while flaming youth roared and thousands mourned the death of Rudolph Valentino, my grandparents, Sadie and Arthur Joseph, were overjoyed at the birth of their second daughter, Betty Francine, my mother. Always a joyous Bastille Day Birthday, this
Picturing the Past -A Century Old Photo and The Stories It tells.
In 1926, while flaming youth roared and thousands mourned the death of Rudolph Valentino, my grandparents, Sadie and Arthur Joseph, were overjoyed at the birth of their second daughter, Betty Francine, my mother. Always a joyous Bastille Day Birthday, this
Watch- “I Am An American”
What happens when the country you pledged allegiance to is no longer the country you recognize? A worn third-grade civics book becomes the lens through which I examine America’s broken promises. Beginning with the patriotic lessons of my 1963 classroom,
Watch- “I Am An American”
What happens when the country you pledged allegiance to is no longer the country you recognize? A worn third-grade civics book becomes the lens through which I examine America’s broken promises. Beginning with the patriotic lessons of my 1963 classroom,
The Communists Are Coming, The Communists Are Coming!
“Communism is a mortal threat to American liberty,” a protective president warned a nervous nation during a July 4th speech. The Communists are coming, people. They are living among us. This is no time to duck and cover. Get out
The Communists Are Coming, The Communists Are Coming!
“Communism is a mortal threat to American liberty,” a protective president warned a nervous nation during a July 4th speech. The Communists are coming, people. They are living among us. This is no time to duck and cover. Get out
A July 4th Not Much to Celebrate
Last week with our 250th birthday in mind, I walked through my town of Huntington, Long Island. Settled in 1653, over a century before the Declaration of Independence, it is steeped in American history. Climbing the hill to the old
A July 4th Not Much to Celebrate
Last week with our 250th birthday in mind, I walked through my town of Huntington, Long Island. Settled in 1653, over a century before the Declaration of Independence, it is steeped in American history. Climbing the hill to the old
Envisioning The American Dream 