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Worst Day, Redux: America’s Mass Shooting Epidemic
In the early afternoon of April 17, 2025, I received what to date has been the worst message ever...
Hypocritical Hijinks: Deceit Over Decency
Donald Trump to Iran’s leaders who are cracking down on protesters: “You better not start shooting, because we’ll start...
Where Is the Line? Time to Choose a Side.
I have a question I never imagined I’d have to ask in the United States. Not, “Are you worried...
The Yin and Yang of It: Nothing is Ever Just Black and White
The world is made of opposites Combined in different forms, For things to be otherwise Would violate all sensible...
All That Jazz: In Praise of a Uniquely American Idiom
I have my mother—the beatnik, alcoholic artist and reader of poetry—to thank for my deep appreciation of jazz.
And I...
The Don, Making an American Mafioso
It is quite surprising that, for nearly 10 years, millions of people continue to spell MAGA incorrectly. Please let...
