by admin | Apr 24, 2025 | Activism, Civil rights, Crime, Government, Immigration, Politics, Public safety, Terrorism
How did we get here? How did we ever get here so fast? These are almost surely questions on the minds of millions of Americans watching the dystopian horror show that includes the ongoing imprisonment of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia in a brutal, gang-ridden prison in...
by admin | Mar 3, 2025 | Activism, Books, Chicago, Foreign policy, Government, Gratitude, History, National security, Politics, Public policy, Russia, Ukraine, War
When the nation and the world witness the sort of crude spectacle that was broadcast from the Oval Office last Friday, it should not be surprising that many Americans are embarrassed and upset at the behavior of the men holding the two highest offices in the land....
by admin | Feb 19, 2025 | Activism, Blogging, Books, Christianity, Civil rights, Government, History, Immigration, Movies, Personal history, Politics, Racism, Religion, Russia, Volunteerism, War, Writing
It is early in the morning as I begin to write this—too early in the view of most people I know. I awoke just before 5 a.m. in part because Tyson, our big Husky-German Shepherd mix, seemed to want to go outside in the bitter cold. (He did not; he merely wanted water,...
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 | 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 | Jul 19, 2024 | Activism, Art, Literature, Politics, Writing
I watched the Trump acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention last night until it put me to sleep with its repetitious nonsense phrases like “No one has ever seen anything like it before.” How many times has he used that line? What does it mean? The...
