by admin | Nov 5, 2024 | Activism, Books, Crime, Government, History, Immigration, Personal history, Political philosophy, Public policy, Public safety, Russia
Some time in 1997, I undertook a reading experiment I have never regretted, which was to begin to read, sequentially, biographies of U.S. presidents. I am not sure exactly when I picked up Cincinnatus: George Washington and the Enlightenment by Garry Wills, but it...
by admin | Sep 3, 2024 | Activism, Books, Christianity, Civil rights, Crime, Government, History, National security, Politics, Racism, Religion
Donald Trump has an Achilles heel that sticks out like a sore thumb. Yes, I may be flirting with cuteness by using a mixed metaphor. But think about it. This man who so desperately wants to be seen as tough, even invincible, has created his own massive psychological...
by admin | Aug 12, 2024 | Careers, Coronavirus, Disaster, Disaster Recovery, Government, Hazard Mitigation, History, Hurricanes, Natural Hazards, Parks, Recreation, Resilience, Retirement, Urban Planning, Water
Let’s try to imagine: You are the chief executive officer for a 1,300-acre public park in New Orleans, the largest in the city, although it does not belong to the city. It is incorporated under the state of Louisiana. You spend the weekend of Friday, August 26, 2005,...
by admin | Jul 28, 2024 | Activism, Aging, Civil rights, Crime, Government, History, Political philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Public policy
A few days ago, I sent the following Letter to the Editor to the Chicago Tribune: I read in today’s Tribune that Republican leaders are asking party members to avoid engaging in racism and sexism in attacking Vice President Kamala Harris. Good luck. From what I have...
by admin | Feb 20, 2024 | Activism, Christianity, Crime, Death, Foreign policy, Government, History, National security, Politics, Russia, War
“Let no joyful voice be heard! Let no man look to the sky with hope in his eyes!” says Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest as his captives slave away on his ship. “And let this day be forever cursed by we who ready to wake…the Kraken!” This...
by admin | Feb 8, 2024 | Activism, Climate, Coastal Management, Disaster, Disaster Recovery, Hazard Mitigation, History, Hurricanes, Natural Hazards, Personal health, Resilience, Social Equity, Texas, Tornado, Weather
It has been a couple of months since I last posted a video of our progress in filming for Planning to Turn the Tide. That last article summarized our film efforts in Jacksonville, Florida, in September 2023, but we had another trip in the offing then, to the Texas...
