Category Archives: Reviews & Commentary
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Red State, Blue State, Civil War
I lived in the South for several years in the late 70’s and at least once a day had this thought: The Civil War isn’t over, is it? It felt vitally alive there, still breathing fire in town squares, flags, … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 Election results, Barack Obama, Black Writing from Chicago, Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson, John Hope Franklin, Red States-Blue States, The Love of Thy Chidren, Thomas Jefferson, University of Virginia, wealth inequality in the U.S., Winner-Take-All Politics
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Come on people: Vote Smart!
Winston Churchill’s quip about democracy and the average voter is probably truer and harder to remedy today than ever. For us on the eve of election 2012, it means, among other things—Don’t vote against President Obama because he’s a Muslim. … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 Election, Barack Obama, democracy, democracy and the average voter, Fox News, Mitt Romney, Rush Limbaugh, Winston Churchill
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Meeting Frank Capra: A Holiday Tale
Of the holidays, Thanksgiving seems to get more lost each year, trapped as it is between two spending juggernauts, Halloween and Christmas. These two also duke it out decoration-wise, so that pumpkins and goblins often find themselves wreathed and hollied … Continue reading →