A young worker came to replace a light plug in my apartment the other day.  I’d complained about the switch before, but he’d never found the trouble.  This time, it sparked in his hands like a firecracker.  “See,” I laughed, amused by his startled expression. “I wasn’t

There are two occasions when a person ought to reflect upon the words of John F. Kennedy’s: Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country. The first is during a time of war when citizens are asked to defend their nation.  The second occurs in a perio

A good chunk of American voters are standing aghast as Donald Trump engages in a scorched earth presidency. While I live in a state of shock, I am convinced the Republicans are enabling him for two reasons.  First, they want him responsible for the final axing of programs like Obama