One of my blog readers is a baby boomer. We’ve never met but sometimes he comments on a blog, particularly in support of  women’s issues.   Being curious,  I emailed him one day to ask how he came to be so sensitive to the goals of feminism.  His answer: “I’ve got daughte

Fear and ignorance make a powerful cocktail for evil. Add personal ambition to the mix and what emerges is a concoction so dark, angels weep.  When I hear talk about building walls between nations and separating children from their parents by enforcing immigration laws, I whiff the p

Everyone on my Facebook page was seething with anger when 32 year-old entrepreneur Martin Shkreli bought the rights to Daraprim — a generic HIV drug –and raised the price from $13.50 a tablet to $750. He’d done the same with another drug while working for a different com

Over the weekend, I had to open a new web account which required my email address and a secure password. I hate thinking up passwords. I hate recording them in a notebook, which is becoming as large as the English Oxford Dictionary. And I hate having to look up a password up each time

For a wonderful example of how the elite bring contempt of the masses upon themselves, look no further than Grayson Carter’s editorial attack on Donald Trump. (“Steel Traps And Short Fingers,” by Grayson Carter, Vanity Fair, November 2015 pg. 68.)   Trump is an easy punching b

Recently I came across a reference to a literary classic of which I was totally ignorant. I’m sure there are many great works lost to historical memory, but out of curiosity, I looked this one up.  The work is Orlando Furioso written in 1516 by Ariosto, the man who coined the term

Subliminal messaging contends the unconscious mind can be reached by tricking the conscious one. Want to sell more popcorn at the movies? Flash popcorn on the screen fast enough so that the word seems invisible and wait by the cash register for your customers. The theory had its heyda

Until November 15, publishers of Under A Dark Sign, an anthology where my allegory “Agent of God,” appears will be offered at a 25% discount.  Use the information below to order. 25% Discounts for anthology Under a Dark Sign.  Good through 11/15/15 To order print or eBoo

As a writer, I’m required to promote myself and my publications through various social networks. On the plus side, I’ve become acquainted with interesting people from around the globe and learned a little about lifestyles and politics in different countries. Facebook has been a go

The United States judiciary is one of the oldest and most distinguished in the world, often used as a model by other countries. (“Withholding Judgment,” José Alberto Cabranes, 9/10 Foreign Affairs, pg. 133.) Yet, as writer José Alberto Cabranes reminds us, its powers are limited