Category Archives: Arts

Black Voice, White Voice: Baldwin vs Buckley

Posted on December 27, 2025 by Richard Guzman

Below is a VIDEO showing about 15 minutes of one of the most famous debates of the 20th century: James Baldwin vs William Buckley at the Cambridge Union in February 1965.  The proposition up for debate: “The American Dream has … Continue reading →

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Do Protests Lead to Votes?

Posted on November 24, 2025 by Richard Guzman

Because of my wife’s sudden, life-threatening medical emergency in early August 2025, we were forced to cancel grand plans to celebrate our 25th anniversary.  Instead, after she began to recover we took off on smaller, more local jaunts.  That’s how … Continue reading →

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ICE in the Neighborhood

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Richard Guzman

The Video below, posted on Facebook by a person who’s not in my Friend category, shows ICE agents stopping and checking cars at Galena and Blackhawk—just a mile from my house—on September 30, 2025.  They’re by a park where two … Continue reading →

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