I published my first blog post on July 14, 2014. I’ve done 210 weekly posts. It reminds me, every now and then we need to
Taxation by Representation: the Taxers and the Taxed
I had this moment of clarity. The Hasan Minaj, interview on the New Yorker radio hour. It’s right after 9/11, Hasan is a teenager and
Based on a True Story, the Revolutionary War, the Statue of Liberty and the Fourth of July
“Based on a true story.” That is code for a condensed version of the story, trimmed down to be told in a short period of
Dogs, Children and History
On March 13, 2018, a flight attendant was responsible for a puppy being placed in an overhead bin. The 10 month old french bulldog died
Flags, Brutality and Protests
This Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph, The Soiling of Old Glory, by Stanley Forman is cringe worthy, sickening. It’s 1976, Boston. I heard statements like, well
Balance Beams, Gossip and Actions
The first sound – the loud smack of a 4×4 piece of wood hitting shin bones. The second sound – an anguished piercing scream. The
Balancing on Unstable Surfaces 