Sirens. Flashing lights. Alarm bells. The warning signals about the ethically compromised presidency of Donald Trump are growing louder and flashier as each day
Trading Trump for Pence: A Raw Deal
President Donald Trump must go, that much is clear. But if and when he does go, would we be jumping from the frying pan
The Warmth of Other Suns plus “Lift Every Voice” concert: A powerful combination
My experience recently at the “Lift Every Voice” concert at Powell Symphony Hall in St. Louis was much different than it would have
The Romans had it partially right about Trump
At the conclusion of his “Here’s my take” on his Sunday, February 19, 2017 GPS program, Fareed Zakaria referenced how Roman leaders maintained control
Highlights of Trump’s stark-raving-mad press conference, 2-16-17
I watched Trump’s insane press conference today. According to some reporting, it came as a surprise even to his top staff. Apparently, he just
The other refugees we don’t hear as much about
Syrians—4.8 million of them–constitute the largest segment of the current world refugee population. But there are many other refugees —16+ million — who are
Plastic-bag news blackout
The media encountered an intentional news blackout at Mar-A-Lago yesterday. When reporters arrived at Trump’s Palm Beach resort to cover his golf outing
School vouchers: The baby versus the bathwater
You might be surprised to know that Elizabeth Warren has written in favor of school vouchers. Granted, that was from a book that she
Pocahontas, again: Who will call out the name-calling?
Donald Trump referred to Sen. Elizabeth Warren as Pocahontas [again] at a meeting with a group of Senators at the White House yesterday.
Republican wish list: Axe election-protection commission
A House committee has just recommended [2/7/2017] that Congress terminate the Election Assistance Commission [EAC], the organization created in 2002 to protect elections from