Category Archives: American Way

How Presidential Debates Were Changed By Television

  Whether tonights debate between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump  is the summer blockbuster they are hoping or not, this is potentially one of the most consequential debates since John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon’s. And that’s saying a

How Presidential Debates Were Changed By Television

  Whether tonights debate between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump  is the summer blockbuster they are hoping or not, this is potentially one of the most consequential debates since John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon’s. And that’s saying a

The Ten Commandments Go Back to School

The first commandment, as every American should know is: “Thou Shalt Separate Church and State.” However in Louisiana, separate but equal is no longer the law. Public classrooms in that state are now required to display the Ten Commandments. The

The Ten Commandments Go Back to School

The first commandment, as every American should know is: “Thou Shalt Separate Church and State.” However in Louisiana, separate but equal is no longer the law. Public classrooms in that state are now required to display the Ten Commandments. The

A Birthday For Donald, Oh How He’s Grown!

Developmentally Challenged It’s hard to believe that little Donnie is turning 78 today.  Where did all those years go? Was it only yesterday that we brought him home to the White House in diapers, chuckling when he boasted about the

A Birthday For Donald, Oh How He’s Grown!

Developmentally Challenged It’s hard to believe that little Donnie is turning 78 today.  Where did all those years go? Was it only yesterday that we brought him home to the White House in diapers, chuckling when he boasted about the

Revenge Is Trump’s Brand

Trump’s obsession with revenge is nothing new. A vengeful  Trump has always sought retribution against his perceived enemies. Long part of his business model, his recent threats of retaliation are business as usual for this failed businessman. In 2005 at

Revenge Is Trump’s Brand

Trump’s obsession with revenge is nothing new. A vengeful  Trump has always sought retribution against his perceived enemies. Long part of his business model, his recent threats of retaliation are business as usual for this failed businessman. In 2005 at

I Want My Flag Back

Pulling into the parking lot of Moe’s dog run this morning, my husband Hersh and I noticed an SUV parked next to us, flying a huge American flag with 1776 emblazoned on it. We both remarked out loud with similar

I Want My Flag Back

Pulling into the parking lot of Moe’s dog run this morning, my husband Hersh and I noticed an SUV parked next to us, flying a huge American flag with 1776 emblazoned on it. We both remarked out loud with similar

D Day A Country United 80 Years Ago

It was June 1944. It was wartime. While my father Marvin was spit-polishing his regulation army boots in the jungles of New Guinea, on the other side of the globe my teenage bobby soxer mother Betty polished up her saddles

D Day A Country United 80 Years Ago

It was June 1944. It was wartime. While my father Marvin was spit-polishing his regulation army boots in the jungles of New Guinea, on the other side of the globe my teenage bobby soxer mother Betty polished up her saddles

D Day A Country United 80 Years Ago

It was June 1944. It was wartime. While my father Marvin was spit-polishing his regulation army boots in the jungles of New Guinea, on the other side of the globe my teenage bobby soxer mother Betty polished up her saddles

D Day A Country United 80 Years Ago

It was June 1944. It was wartime. While my father Marvin was spit-polishing his regulation army boots in the jungles of New Guinea, on the other side of the globe my teenage bobby soxer mother Betty polished up her saddles

Trump Guilty

“I fought the law and the law won!”   Last night we witnessed the rule of law work. There was nothing sad about it. Democracy worked before our eyes. A privileged, white man with unlimited resources was convicted of his

Trump Guilty

“I fought the law and the law won!”   Last night we witnessed the rule of law work. There was nothing sad about it. Democracy worked before our eyes. A privileged, white man with unlimited resources was convicted of his

Whose Flag Is It?

The world feels upside down. Right is wrong. Up is down. Including the American flag at Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s home. The inverted flag a symbol of the “Stop the Steal Movement” flew over Justice Alito’s house after January

Whose Flag Is It?

The world feels upside down. Right is wrong. Up is down. Including the American flag at Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s home. The inverted flag a symbol of the “Stop the Steal Movement” flew over Justice Alito’s house after January

A Bronx Cheer For Trump

  Liar, Liar, Diaper on Fire! Like his ego, Trump inflated the crowd at his Bronx rally. His mushroom-sized crowd did not even come close to the 25,000 he boasted were in the Bronx on Thursday. His permit had an

A Bronx Cheer For Trump

  Liar, Liar, Diaper on Fire! Like his ego, Trump inflated the crowd at his Bronx rally. His mushroom-sized crowd did not even come close to the 25,000 he boasted were in the Bronx on Thursday. His permit had an