Opinion
“With liberty and justice for all someday”
December 5, 2014I don't know about you, but over the last few years I've become more aware of patriotic expression in our public life.
Read moreHow long before that arc bends towards justice?
December 4, 2014Almost 50 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, and asked "How long?" His words ring as true today as ever.
Read moreTwenty-five years later, the Cold War still blows hot
December 3, 2014In Washington, hostility toward socialism and even socialist orientations remain the order of the day.
Read moreRemembering Volodya and the Soviet war dead
December 3, 2014"I am looking at my treasured coin and wondering about Volodya."
Read moreThankful for Thanksgiving
November 26, 2014While I don't care much about Columbus Day (except that there's no school, which when my kids were younger was a pain), I do like Thanksgiving.
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