Help for Marcia, the Liberal Lunatic from Minnesota
The Power of the Political Button
Another Presidential election year is upon us, and I have just enough time to get ready so I can avoid the pitfalls from my 2004 experience. This is how it went down. I was standing in line at a post office in Pittsburgh in the Fall of the 2004 when I noticed a woman behind [...]
Mayor Villaraigosa, Meet Beatrix Potter
This essay was written in response to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s plan to take control of the L.A. Unified School District away from the school board. The issue of mayoral control has since subsided in L.A., but the topic of improving our schools is perennial and often misdirected. I am new to California, but I have [...]
Privilege
Several years ago, I attended a “White Privilege” conference in Pella, Iowa hosted by Dr. Eddie Moore (http://www.eddiemoorejr.com/). The issue of privilege has long been a topic of interest to me and the conference was one of the most inspiring and informative I have ever attended. Privilege is a topic I really would love to [...]
Inspector Clouseau Meets Cat Stevens
It’s fortunate we don’t decide world issues in a poker game. With the recent proclivity in this administration for throwing away aces, we’d surely be left with a losing hand if this were a game of Five Card Draw.