Category Archives: American Way

Should Teachers Carry Guns?

Arming teachers doesn’t add up to safety in the classroom How long before we hear the latest installment of the gun advocates argument that school faculty members should carry weapons in school? The old debate whether arming teachers would make

Should Teachers Carry Guns?

Arming teachers doesn’t add up to safety in the classroom How long before we hear the latest installment of the gun advocates argument that school faculty members should carry weapons in school? The old debate whether arming teachers would make

Gun Violence – When Will We Learn

Yet another place of learning,  yet another mass shooting. Forty five shootings just this year. What, in Gods name have we learned?  

Gun Violence – When Will We Learn

Yet another place of learning,  yet another mass shooting. Forty five shootings just this year. What, in Gods name have we learned?  

Man expressing fear

Refugee Crisis – The Fear Factor

A Threat to America Fear mongering media and xenophobic politicians cry out in protest at the possible influx of refugees seeking a safe haven. Squawking like Chicken Little, they ominously warn of the dire consequences and threat to America if

Man expressing fear

Refugee Crisis – The Fear Factor

A Threat to America Fear mongering media and xenophobic politicians cry out in protest at the possible influx of refugees seeking a safe haven. Squawking like Chicken Little, they ominously warn of the dire consequences and threat to America if

Displaced Children WWII and Syria

Syrian Refugee Crisis- Is it Deja Vu All Over Again?

As the late great Yogi Berra might say, it’s Déjà vu all over again. The heartbreaking stories and pictures of horror and loss experienced by the Syrian refugees, those 4 million men women and children fleeing a homeland riven by

Displaced Children WWII and Syria

Syrian Refugee Crisis- Is it Deja Vu All Over Again?

As the late great Yogi Berra might say, it’s Déjà vu all over again. The heartbreaking stories and pictures of horror and loss experienced by the Syrian refugees, those 4 million men women and children fleeing a homeland riven by

illustration Yogi Berra 1963

Remembering Yogi Berra

It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over Note: In memory of Yankee Legend Yogi Berra, the beloved 20th century American sports icon who we lost Tuesday night, a replay of a past post. It’s deja vu all over again. Picture You

illustration Yogi Berra 1963

Remembering Yogi Berra

It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over Note: In memory of Yankee Legend Yogi Berra, the beloved 20th century American sports icon who we lost Tuesday night, a replay of a past post. It’s deja vu all over again. Picture You

Vintage game Lie Detector

The Usual GOP Suspects

With  the flurry of fabrications, misinformation and GOP gobbledygook  running rampant among the usual suspects at the Republican debate, my 1960 “Official Mattel Lie Detector” came in mighty handy.

Vintage game Lie Detector

The Usual GOP Suspects

With  the flurry of fabrications, misinformation and GOP gobbledygook  running rampant among the usual suspects at the Republican debate, my 1960 “Official Mattel Lie Detector” came in mighty handy.

Art collage Sally delstein appropriated images

All American Nativism – Nothing New

When it comes to America’s melting pot, Donald Trump is following an old-fashioned, tried and true recipe – heavy on the xenophobia with just a dash of racism. By relying on the age-old tradition of stoking the public’s fear of

Art collage Sally delstein appropriated images

All American Nativism – Nothing New

When it comes to America’s melting pot, Donald Trump is following an old-fashioned, tried and true recipe – heavy on the xenophobia with just a dash of racism. By relying on the age-old tradition of stoking the public’s fear of

World Trade Center 1971

Remembering The World Trade Center

News of the 9/11 tragedy found its way to me through the antiquated airwaves of a vintage Bakelite radio. Only days before, I had moved from the New York I loved to one of its  leafy suburbs. Without cable or

World Trade Center 1971

Remembering The World Trade Center

News of the 9/11 tragedy found its way to me through the antiquated airwaves of a vintage Bakelite radio. Only days before, I had moved from the New York I loved to one of its  leafy suburbs. Without cable or

Sally Edelstein Collage "How Old is Old" detail

Who’s Afraid of Feminism – Art Show Opening

                                            I am so pleased my collage How Old Is Old is included in an important exhibition at the

Sally Edelstein Collage "How Old is Old" detail

Who’s Afraid of Feminism – Art Show Opening

                                            I am so pleased my collage How Old Is Old is included in an important exhibition at the

Art catalog Who's Afraid of Feminism

Who’s Afraid of Feminism

     I am pleased to be part of a new Exhibit “Who’s Afraid of Feminism ” opening Sept. 10, 2015          WOMEN’S CAUCUS FOR ARTS, WITH A.I.R. GALLERY, PRESENTS:  WHO’S AFRAID OF FEMINISM?  VENUE: 155 Plymouth Street,

Art catalog Who's Afraid of Feminism

Who’s Afraid of Feminism

     I am pleased to be part of a new Exhibit “Who’s Afraid of Feminism ” opening Sept. 10, 2015          WOMEN’S CAUCUS FOR ARTS, WITH A.I.R. GALLERY, PRESENTS:  WHO’S AFRAID OF FEMINISM?  VENUE: 155 Plymouth Street,