1955 – Black WWII veteran Lamar Smith is shot and killed in front of the Brookhaven, Mississippi, courthouse for urging … More
Tag: Politics
Pandemic Photo O’ Day 151 – PLUS: My Experience of Enumerating for Census 2020
2017 – White nationalists protest removal of a Confederate statue in Charlottesville, Virginia; the next day a protester drives a … More
Why Do I Use POTUS#45 Instead of the Current President’s Name?
[NOTE: This post has been updated on 7/28/2020 since it was first posted] I try really hard every day to … More
Presence Podcast: Words For Now and Later – BODY
I’ve started a second, “sub-podcast” which uses the ideas from a recent book. In ten minutes or so, I share … More
Learn Something New Today: “Next Draft” Daily News Email (or App) – Plus Links to Streaming Music This Weekend.
If you’re anything like me, you have more than a couple of news apps on your phone. I’m not going … More
Presence Podcast: Words For Now and Later – A is for AGITATE
Yes, I’m starting another feature and a second sub-podcast. This one is going to be more political than the other … More
Stuff You Should Know: Powerful Video on U.S. Wealth Inequality
To say that the internet and devices to access it are powerful tools is a gross understatement. Not being a … More
Fear or Love & My Trip to the 2012 Iowa Republican Caucus
On the eve of the much anticipated (and hyped) 2016 Iowa Caucus, I’ve been thinking about how I got the … More
Friday FunLink 2: Sheryl Crow & Stephen Colbert Songs on This Week’s Debate
OK, so maybe the Friday FunLink on the words used by the candidates in the debates wasn’t really that much … More
Friday FunLink – What Did The Presidential Candidates Say?
I go out of my way to not offer partisan political perspective at this blog. As we’re still quite early … More
Happy Labor Day – 18 Numbers That Show Why Americans Need a Break
It’s Labor Day and I hope it’s as bright and sunny where you are as it is here in Central … More
“The Conversation” Website
I stumbled across a website which I’d like to share. Â As mentioned in a previous post, I believe educators should … More
The American Nations Today
Ever wonder why the U.S. is such a divided nation these days? According to Collin Woodard in his 2011 … More