I have written often that there is a common denominator in our deeply divided nation. That is the general sense that something is wrong. The points of departure among our large and diverse population are the perceptions about what the problems are and what must be done. In this spirit I ask, ...
Rev. Dr. Martin L. King Jr. remains a bright ornament in the heavens — an inspiration to rise to moral heights in the face of danger or evil. In Alabama, Birmingham Commissioner of Public Safety Bull Connor had his fire hoses, and Dallas County Sheriff Jim Clark his cattle prods, but Dr. King ...
Hamas' release of three Israeli women it kidnapped and held hostage for 471 days provided quite the split-screen on Sunday. Israelis rejoiced that these young innocents had finally made it out of Hamas tunnels alive. Hundreds of Gazans surrounded the cars carrying the women to freedom, cursing ...
On Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump will be sworn in as president of the United States of America. But which one? Increasingly, there's two of them, and which you live in depends entirely on how rich — or un-rich — you are. In one America, you have a 401(k) or other retirement account. There's ...
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine is a cathedral of the Episcopal Church, the fourth largest cathedral in the world, and unfinished. Begun in 1892, it is more exhibition hall than gathering for Christians. Given the rate of decline of the Episcopal Church, once called the Republican Party at ...
When Donald Trump took over the White House back in January 2017, an appalled opposition started a movement called "the resistance." Its purpose was to stop Trump's worst excesses. Some may recall the massive Women's Marches and other anti-Trump demonstrations. This time, past resisters are ...
