2020 hindsight is coming
Top illustration by Tim Forkes There was a time when “20/20” was ABC’s version of “60 Minutes.” Hugh Downs, Barbara
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December Letters: It’s a COVID yuletide this month
Top photo by James Moore and Tim Forkes Eleven down and one more to go. I’m not talking about an ice
Read moreElective Thinking After the Act
Top photo by Tim Forkes I am not much of a prognosticator. It goes back to when I made the
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Once-Passionate ‘Seminal’-Driven College Professor Fails College
Image by Ulrike Mai from Pixabay “Are you still in your office?” Moment’s later, I heard a knock on the
Read moreElection edition letters to Jim
Election Special: Letters to Jim My fan mail is unending. I need to remember to remind my fans not to
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Anal boils, bone spurs and heroic losers, what the US has become
One sign of a democratic and ethical society is how it protects its most vulnerable. As I have written in past articles, the U.S. often and deliberately fails its children by throwing money only at predominantly rich and white school district neighborhoods while leaving the most vulnerable children warehoused or “schooled” but not educated.
Read moreOctober Letters: Sports, elections debates and more (or less)
Top photo by Tim Forkes October’s arrival sees us five weeks away from the next presidential election. There are three
Read moreSay it ain’t so! Not another four years
Top photo is a YouTube screenshot https://youtu.be/QncmqH9VR0A I told myself I was done writing about Donald Trump. He sucks up
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death Spells the Death of American Democracy
Let’s be very clear about the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Her death is exactly what the GOP hoped for. Republican leaders waited years for such an opportunity. Master politician and strategist Mitch McConnell has nearly absolute power over the Senate.
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BLM and Harlem: What the Renaissance Should Teach Us
In an offensive post by one of the professional forums I belong to, I heard the often-typical mischaracterization that all
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