OUR AMERICAN GUN CULTURE (…appears to be moving back to the ways of the wild, wild, west) The almost hourly reporting of another mass shooting, somewhere in America, would make it appear that our society is rapidly losing its grip
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION…A POPULIST LOVE-IN… (…in the city of brotherly love…for the Queen Bee designate of their hive) After a rocky start, and some raucous wrangling plus a minor scandal or two, which left all the delegates uncertain about what
E TU…ROGER? (…as we watch another high profile personality fall from grace…) It’s always sad to see how those who have achieved a high status of power and wealth, from their hard work and merit, eventually seem to succumb to
WHY SHOULD RACE STILL MATTER TODAY IN AMERICA? (…is it because we continue to insist on making it matter?) Our perspectives on issues of “race” or “color” are probably atypical from that of most Americans. The main reason for that
THE NUANCES APPLIED TO THE WORD NEGLIGENCE… (…apparently decide if there are to be penalties for it…or not) FBI Director Comey’s recent concluding comments about the results of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email system while Secretary of State
NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS… (…whenever police resort to deadly force…) Every time a police officer in this country ends up shooting someone…whether black, hispanic, or white…and regardless of that officer’s racial or ethnic identity as
A BIT OF COMIC RELIEF… (…from this year’s political combats…) The American political process, especially during a presidential election year, is much given to extremes of political posturing and wild rhetoric denigrating any opponent’s character, integrity, and qualifications for that
THERE’S NO DELIGHT IN TURKEY THESE DAYS… (…thanks to a misdirected American strategy for the region) The latest suicide bombing attack at Turkey’s Istanbul airport (apparently an ISIS inspired one with a Chechen twist) is yet another blow against one