A few months ago I learned about the dedication of a statue of John Gilbert Winant from Concord resident and college professor Stephen Ambra. “Who the heck is John Gilbert Winant?” I asked. “He’s one of this country’s great unsung heroes of World War II,” … Read More
April 2017
A Leader Not Forgotten
Ethical Hero – John Gilbert Winant
At a small private cemetery located on the grounds of St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire there stands a striking granite headstone marking the grave-site of a man who not only attended and taught history at the exclusive prep-school, but served as the state’s … Read More
Carl Foreman’s Real Life High Noon
One of the most iconic images in Hollywood film is a static black and white picture of a pair of train tracks trailing into a distant western landscape. By itself, it doesn’t seem to say much. However, in the western classic High Noon, the … Read More
United States v. The Amistad
“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Twenty-five years before the Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, an incident took place that squarely placed the issue of slavery before the public and the courts. In 1839, … Read More
U.C. Berkeley’s Almost Big Mistake
Conservative author and pundit Ann Coulter says she will make an appearance at the University of California at Berkeley on April 27 despite university officials cancelling a previously scheduled on-campus event. [See updates below.]
I’m not a fan of Coulter. I wrote about the conservative’s … Read More
Lessons from the United Incident
Thanks to social media, millions have viewed the dramatic video of Dr. David Dao being forcibly removed from a United Airlines flight in order to make room for a United employee who was scheduled to work a flight at a connecting airport. (It’s interesting to … Read More
All the President’s Men… and Women
“When the President does it, that means that it is not illegal.” – Richard Nixon “The law’s totally on my side… the president can’t have a conflict of interest.” – Donald Trump Well, I made it through the wilderness of Lent, and refrained from writing … Read More
Let’s Be Honest – More Cowbell Edition
All the President’s Voter Fraud
At a campaign rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin last year, then-candidate Trump said, “Now remember, we’re competing in a rigged election. This is a rigged election, folks, okay?”
An October 16, 2016 Trump tweet: “The election is absolutely being rigged by the dishonest and distorted … Read More
Sexual Harassment: the Silence That Continues
In a 2016 memoir, Settle for More, former Fox News Anchor Megyn Kelly explains why she didn’t come forward sooner about the sexual harassment she faced at the hands of former Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes. In an interview with ABC News journalist George … Read More