Category Archives: History
What in Your Life is Irreplaceable?
If you had to flee your home in an instant, what would be the one object you absolutely had to take with you? In a recent Zoom with friends, whose lives have been touched by the recent natural catastrophes, I
What in Your Life is Irreplaceable?
If you had to flee your home in an instant, what would be the one object you absolutely had to take with you? In a recent Zoom with friends, whose lives have been touched by the recent natural catastrophes, I
Social Insecurity
I am now breaking into old childhood piggy banks in search of vintage coins that might be worth money. This is how terrified I am of losing social security. Not to mention the crashing stock market. Some of my old
Social Insecurity
I am now breaking into old childhood piggy banks in search of vintage coins that might be worth money. This is how terrified I am of losing social security. Not to mention the crashing stock market. Some of my old
Canada My Favorite Neighbor
Oh, Canada, we the people of America never wanted this breakup. Our commitment to Canada was once something unshakeable. True Blue. Literally written in stone. John F. Kennedy famously defined the nature of the relationship between Canada and the United
Canada My Favorite Neighbor
Oh, Canada, we the people of America never wanted this breakup. Our commitment to Canada was once something unshakeable. True Blue. Literally written in stone. John F. Kennedy famously defined the nature of the relationship between Canada and the United
Ukraine, Jews, and a Traumatic History
Ukrainian blood runs through me. As does Russian blood. I am a descendent of Eastern European Jews. Centuries of shifting borders and maps redrawn create ambiguity over nationalities. But never over my religion. For hundreds of years, my Jewish ancestors
Ukraine, Jews, and a Traumatic History
Ukrainian blood runs through me. As does Russian blood. I am a descendent of Eastern European Jews. Centuries of shifting borders and maps redrawn create ambiguity over nationalities. But never over my religion. For hundreds of years, my Jewish ancestors
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
Toxic Trump vs Demure Democrtas
Last night Donald Trump came out locked and loaded with lethal lies. He spewed out his toxic partisan dribble and delusions with the rat-a-tat-tat speed of a Tommy Gun showering his vile words across the halls of Congress. The demure
Toxic Trump vs Demure Democrtas
Last night Donald Trump came out locked and loaded with lethal lies. He spewed out his toxic partisan dribble and delusions with the rat-a-tat-tat speed of a Tommy Gun showering his vile words across the halls of Congress. The demure
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
What Will it Take?
What will it take? I am sickened to the core. I can’t help but wonder what my brother-in-law who voted for Trump, a man whose parents and brother were Holocaust survivors, whose grandparents, aunts, and uncles were viciously slaughtered by
What Will it Take?
What will it take? I am sickened to the core. I can’t help but wonder what my brother-in-law who voted for Trump, a man whose parents and brother were Holocaust survivors, whose grandparents, aunts, and uncles were viciously slaughtered by
Envisioning The American Dream 