Category Archives: Middle Class
Castro and My Cold War Childhood
Though a half a century apart, November now marks the death of two Cold War icons. Just four days after the anniversary of the assassination of President John Kennedy, his nemesis Cuba’s Communist leader Fidel Castro has died at age
Castro and My Cold War Childhood
Though a half a century apart, November now marks the death of two Cold War icons. Just four days after the anniversary of the assassination of President John Kennedy, his nemesis Cuba’s Communist leader Fidel Castro has died at age
Big Soda Big Lies
Americans are worried…First they came for our tobacco, now are they coming for our sugary drinks? This election has caused panic among our citizens. While many alarmed Americans are agitated, losing sleep over possible deportation, distressed over the state of
Big Soda Big Lies
Americans are worried…First they came for our tobacco, now are they coming for our sugary drinks? This election has caused panic among our citizens. While many alarmed Americans are agitated, losing sleep over possible deportation, distressed over the state of
Merchandising First Ladies
Melania Trump is getting a lot of heat for promoting her jewelry line on a government site. But is Melania the first First Lady to cash in on her husband’s name? Rutherford B. Hayes wife Lucy, an advocate of temperance
Merchandising First Ladies
Melania Trump is getting a lot of heat for promoting her jewelry line on a government site. But is Melania the first First Lady to cash in on her husband’s name? Rutherford B. Hayes wife Lucy, an advocate of temperance
Republican Winners Take All
Hoist a Baccarat cut crystal tumbler of 24-year-old BenRiach scotch whiskey ( distilled during the Reagan years) and toast the return of Republican power. Despite being voted in bigly by the “little guys,” corporate powers and the wealthy elite
Republican Winners Take All
Hoist a Baccarat cut crystal tumbler of 24-year-old BenRiach scotch whiskey ( distilled during the Reagan years) and toast the return of Republican power. Despite being voted in bigly by the “little guys,” corporate powers and the wealthy elite
Post Voting Stress Relief
Done voting? Time to break out the booze. As the end finally draws near to the most stressful and divisive election in memory, lets pause to honor two great American institutions. Voting and whiskey. “Of all characteristics that bespeak America,”
Post Voting Stress Relief
Done voting? Time to break out the booze. As the end finally draws near to the most stressful and divisive election in memory, lets pause to honor two great American institutions. Voting and whiskey. “Of all characteristics that bespeak America,”
Wear All White To Vote
Thanks to climate change the unseasonably warm fall on the east coast has discouraged me from putting away my summer whites.Now breaking a long-standing taboo of never wearing white after Labor Day, I will be dressing in head to toe
Wear All White To Vote
Thanks to climate change the unseasonably warm fall on the east coast has discouraged me from putting away my summer whites.Now breaking a long-standing taboo of never wearing white after Labor Day, I will be dressing in head to toe
Sexism, So What’s New?
As this presidential election has made abundantly clear, sexism is not just some feminist fantasy. In a tumultuous campaign year of blatant misogyny where boys behaving badly have both demeaned and objectified women, and sexual misconduct along with sexual harassment
Sexism, So What’s New?
As this presidential election has made abundantly clear, sexism is not just some feminist fantasy. In a tumultuous campaign year of blatant misogyny where boys behaving badly have both demeaned and objectified women, and sexual misconduct along with sexual harassment
Job Security a Thing of the Past -Vanishing America
Job security in a big manufacturing plant has gone the way of the tailed fin automobile. Today both are quaint notions, remnants of that mythological American dream past. The promises offered by manufacturing was always a secure path to the
Job Security a Thing of the Past -Vanishing America
Job security in a big manufacturing plant has gone the way of the tailed fin automobile. Today both are quaint notions, remnants of that mythological American dream past. The promises offered by manufacturing was always a secure path to the
Halloween Candy-Treat or Trick?
The scariest part of Halloween for many parents is the prospect of all the candy their children will consume once they’ve brought home their haul. Relax. In mid-century America a Snickers bar would have been greeted with the same encouragement
Halloween Candy-Treat or Trick?
The scariest part of Halloween for many parents is the prospect of all the candy their children will consume once they’ve brought home their haul. Relax. In mid-century America a Snickers bar would have been greeted with the same encouragement
Megyn Kelly Cuts Newt Gingrich Down to Size
Hey Newt, cut it out! I got news for you Newt! It’s not the 1990’s anymore when as House Speaker you were quite the lady-killer with your merry extra marital affair with a House staffer even as Republicans attempted to
Megyn Kelly Cuts Newt Gingrich Down to Size
Hey Newt, cut it out! I got news for you Newt! It’s not the 1990’s anymore when as House Speaker you were quite the lady-killer with your merry extra marital affair with a House staffer even as Republicans attempted to
Envisioning The American Dream 