Joe Biden and Diane Feinstein are being attacked in the media because they are old. Critics question their fitness to hold office.  As both are in the last decades of their lives, no doubt they’ve slowed down.  If they were attempting to run a triathlon, that might matter.

While being interviewed on a local talk show, the moderator asked me to name my heroes.  I admit my mind went blank.  Many people I admire.  Some of them are ordinary folk.  Others have names recognized around the world.   I admire Mahatma Gandhi, for example.  Without firing a

Not long ago, a blog reader wrote that the titles of my essays often hooked her into reading the text.  But of course!  That is my intention and I especially like it when I can draw a connection between my humble text and the work of a great artist.   Unfortunately, the new dictat