Category Archives: baby boomers
How a Cartoon I Drew in 1967 Captures Donald Trump Today
I can’t stop thinking of those pictures of a slumping, sleeping Donald Trump at the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial ceremony. I remarked to friends at the time how he looked so woefully out of place at this important national occasion. His
How a Cartoon I Drew in 1967 Captures Donald Trump Today
I can’t stop thinking of those pictures of a slumping, sleeping Donald Trump at the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial ceremony. I remarked to friends at the time how he looked so woefully out of place at this important national occasion. His
Glorious Gloria Steinem
It is hard to imagine a world without the glorious Gloria Steinem, A woman like no other who had an enormous impact on countless lives, including a shy suburban girl in the early 1970s. For many women of a certain
Glorious Gloria Steinem
It is hard to imagine a world without the glorious Gloria Steinem, A woman like no other who had an enormous impact on countless lives, including a shy suburban girl in the early 1970s. For many women of a certain
Food Insecurity- The New Norm
Food insecurity has taken on a very different meaning lately. Americans are in a state of high anxiety about putting food on the table. But it’s not only about the soaring costs of basic sustenance. Nothing feels safe to
Food Insecurity- The New Norm
Food insecurity has taken on a very different meaning lately. Americans are in a state of high anxiety about putting food on the table. But it’s not only about the soaring costs of basic sustenance. Nothing feels safe to
How My Love Affair With Dogs Began With a Man named Moe
I woke up with Moe on the mind. My dog Moe, was not the first Moe in my life. The Three Stooges notwithstanding, the only other Moe I ever knew was my father’s law partner, who unknowingly was instrumental in
How My Love Affair With Dogs Began With a Man named Moe
I woke up with Moe on the mind. My dog Moe, was not the first Moe in my life. The Three Stooges notwithstanding, the only other Moe I ever knew was my father’s law partner, who unknowingly was instrumental in
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
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
I Am An American
On a bookshelf in my cluttered office is a small, hardcover book I was given in third grade. The well-worn book nestled in between My Dick Jane and Sally primers is titled I Am an American. This book was brand
I Am An American
On a bookshelf in my cluttered office is a small, hardcover book I was given in third grade. The well-worn book nestled in between My Dick Jane and Sally primers is titled I Am an American. This book was brand
My Mother’s Love Grew in My Garden. It Still Does
A few weeks ago was my mother Betty’s yartzeit. 18 years. My mother has now been gone the length of my entire childhood. Those first 18 years seemed like an eternity as I was growing up. A lifetime, in
My Mother’s Love Grew in My Garden. It Still Does
A few weeks ago was my mother Betty’s yartzeit. 18 years. My mother has now been gone the length of my entire childhood. Those first 18 years seemed like an eternity as I was growing up. A lifetime, in
Envisioning The American Dream 