Trading complexity for the easier path of nostalgia and remembrance
Charles King’s fascinating history of Odessa is both a celebration and an elegy.
All posts filed under: The Times We Live In
Addressing the challenges of our polarized times
Whitewashing history won’t make America great
The whitewashing and bulldozing of our history seeks to serve the vision of a small group of powerful people.
Why not?
Building a robust sense of the common good comes about in part by asking ourselves tough questions.
I love the pithy proverb: Volume 12
The most recent in my series of aphorisms that have captured my attention.
Don’t let them teach you only to hate
The world fell in love with ordinary America and reminded us why this country is still worth fighting for.
A tale of hope and struggle
Laila Lalami’s debut novel takes us into the hopes and fears of modern Morocco with subtlety and grace.
Fighting to ensure that a nation conceived in liberty can endure
Remembering that the Declaration of Independence was the original NO KINGS document.
Emptying the drafts folder
Short takes on topics delightful, powerful, destructive and dumb — with a few updates.
When history, myth, and memory clash
An interview with John Garrison Marks on understanding George Washington’s legacy of slavery.
A Saturday grab bag: The Summer Solstice edition
Links to stories from a few writers I follow who have important things to say. With musical interludes.
MORE TO COME... 