“We are no longer the world’s laughingstock.”
That is one line that jumped out at me from this Washington Post opinion piece by Jennifer Rubin that describe Joe Biden as “Distinguished ol...
Krugman: The Only Thing Trump Has is “Fear Itself”
In less than 90 years, we’ve gone from “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” to “the only thing we have is...
FDR's words of resolve: 'We are now in this war. We are all in it–all the way'
If you need a break from the current American confusion, fear and loathing surrounding the Coronavirus pandemic, let me suggest as an antidote reading President Roosevelt’s...
musings on various topics
at the close of the 2nd of a 3 day break from teaching. It is hard not to be angry and even worse at what...
Republicans Have Done Political and Economic Sabotage Before.
I was reminded of how Republicans in the past have engaged in political and economic sabotage to stop progressive policies. The Huffington Post has an...
What the GOP learned when the wealthy tried to overthrow FDR and install a fascist dictator
In 1933, a group of very wealthy bankers on Wall Street were mortified with FDR. He gave government jobs to many unemployed, ended the gold...
