In  recent primaries around the country, several left leaning or socialist candidates won their elections handily.  The biggest upset was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s defeat of fellow democrat and longtime incumbent, Representative Joe Crowley from New York’s Bronx district.  Her

Recently, House Representative Maxine Water’s exhorted right-minded  people to  confront President Donald Trump’s cabinet members in public places to protest his unconscionable policy on immigration.  (Click) Several Facebook friends agreed.  One man remarked if others weren�

Recently, I opened my Facebook page to take the temperature of the comments left overnight.  At the top of the news feed was an msn.com article someone shared (Click) about North Korea’s continuing efforts to strengthen its nuclear capability.  The article came from Fox News.  Th

Somewhere along my 8 years of blogging, I picked up a gaggle of folks from East Africa..  I’ve learned they are deeply religious, possibly members of the same church.  Most of the time, I read their  patter about what God wants from us and what we must do to be good Christians. 

During an In My Humble Opinion (IMHO)  segment of Public Broadcasting Service news (OPB),   Amanda Petrusich,  music critic for the New Yorker, spoke about the “outdated” notion that a work of art stands apart from the person who created it.  The theory is long-standing and k

Last week,  I wrote about the return of midwifery to this country, and its underground movement to teach women to perform self-induced abortions.  (Click) Another option exists for the same purpose, but it isn’t widely known. The drug, Mifepristone, can be effective if self-admini

Because we have access to more information than at any time in human history, it’s easy to uncover facts which align with our perceptions. Once we do, we cling to them with the tenacity of a dying woman to her rosary.  Facts that don’t align, we view with suspicion.  That’s wh

In her essay, “Musical Chairs,” Rebecca Solnit parses the numerous splits in American politics. I  particularly like her description of the Republican party.  She charges it “preaches the gospel of austerity while running up deficits,” and extols individual rights, “except

During the 2016 election, I reported my blog had come under Russian attack.  My friends laughed.  My gurus didn’t. Lately, the blog has experienced another invasion, the source of which is unknown.  Three hundred people have subscribed to my blog in the last month alone.  They�