Category Archives: American Way
A New Decade, Same Xenophobia-1920 Palmer Raids
A century ago a new decade was about to dawn on New Years’ Eve 1920. As tipsy Americans toasted one another with their last legal bottle of Champagne before Prohibition would go into effect at the stroke of midnight, Attorney
A New Decade, Same Xenophobia-1920 Palmer Raids
A century ago a new decade was about to dawn on New Years’ Eve 1920. As tipsy Americans toasted one another with their last legal bottle of Champagne before Prohibition would go into effect at the stroke of midnight, Attorney
It Can’t Happen Here
It can’t happen here. Yet it can and it is. This year is ending in an epidemic of anti-Semitism. It must end. The ugly past has become present in the most horrifying way as anti-semitic vandalism has exploded. This past
It Can’t Happen Here
It can’t happen here. Yet it can and it is. This year is ending in an epidemic of anti-Semitism. It must end. The ugly past has become present in the most horrifying way as anti-semitic vandalism has exploded. This past
A Merry Christmas to Those Who Serve
For most American servicemen and women serving in the military overseas their holiday wish is simple: to be home for Christmas. Soldiers sacrifice much for the sake of others, not the least of which is being able to spend the
A Merry Christmas to Those Who Serve
For most American servicemen and women serving in the military overseas their holiday wish is simple: to be home for Christmas. Soldiers sacrifice much for the sake of others, not the least of which is being able to spend the
Christmas Gifts and Guns
It’s hard to imagine today when mass shootings are a regular occurrence and cries for gun control, are going unheard, it was once so simple and easy to order a gun in the mail. Christmas catalogs have long been a
Christmas Gifts and Guns
It’s hard to imagine today when mass shootings are a regular occurrence and cries for gun control, are going unheard, it was once so simple and easy to order a gun in the mail. Christmas catalogs have long been a
All I Want For Hanukkah is a Christmas Tree
As Hanukkah approaches, I share a little secret. Like many American Jews, I secretly covet Christmas. Though taught in the Ten Commandments not to covet thy neighbor’s wife, there was no explicit directive to coveting thy neighbor’s holiday. Holiday cheer
All I Want For Hanukkah is a Christmas Tree
As Hanukkah approaches, I share a little secret. Like many American Jews, I secretly covet Christmas. Though taught in the Ten Commandments not to covet thy neighbor’s wife, there was no explicit directive to coveting thy neighbor’s holiday. Holiday cheer
Impeachment
Donald Trump has colored outside the lines of the Constitution for way too long. There is no other choice but to Impeach!
Impeachment
Donald Trump has colored outside the lines of the Constitution for way too long. There is no other choice but to Impeach!
No Salem Witch Trial
Donald Trump, you make me scream with rage! As someone who played Mary Warren in a High School production of “The Crucible” ( during another presidential impeachment by the by) I can say with conviction, Goody Trump, I know witch
No Salem Witch Trial
Donald Trump, you make me scream with rage! As someone who played Mary Warren in a High School production of “The Crucible” ( during another presidential impeachment by the by) I can say with conviction, Goody Trump, I know witch
When a Kiss is More Than A Kiss – Hallmark
Sometimes a kiss is not just a kiss. It’s a firestorm. For way too long heterosexual love has been the very hallmark of love and marriage. The Hallmark channel takes this very literally. The channel known for serving up a
When a Kiss is More Than A Kiss – Hallmark
Sometimes a kiss is not just a kiss. It’s a firestorm. For way too long heterosexual love has been the very hallmark of love and marriage. The Hallmark channel takes this very literally. The channel known for serving up a
Trump Uses the Bully Pulpit to Bully
Donald Trump’s take on the meaning of Bully Pulpit is twisted. This President uses his Bully Pulpit to…well, actually bully. Is he just a dunce who takes things too literally? Or is he just a bully? The term Bully Pulpit
Trump Uses the Bully Pulpit to Bully
Donald Trump’s take on the meaning of Bully Pulpit is twisted. This President uses his Bully Pulpit to…well, actually bully. Is he just a dunce who takes things too literally? Or is he just a bully? The term Bully Pulpit
Judaism is Not a Nationality
Mr. Trump, don’t dare tell me I’m not an American. When I was 16 in my last year of Hebrew School, the ongoing debate was whether I identified myself as an American Jew or a Jewish American. I can’t recall
Judaism is Not a Nationality
Mr. Trump, don’t dare tell me I’m not an American. When I was 16 in my last year of Hebrew School, the ongoing debate was whether I identified myself as an American Jew or a Jewish American. I can’t recall
