Race: Is It Real?
NO! In the scientific and taxonomic sense, there is no such category as race. In spite of this, RACISM IS REAL! The concept of race …
Perspective: Think
History, civics, social justice, economics, and philosophy. Comments and an ongoing dialogue with readers are welcome.
The Burden of Student Debt: Can They Outlive It?
Eliminating current student debt will NOT solve the problem! What’s needed is a complex examination of all the factors that created the issue, and correcting …
Voting Rights
Here we go again…another same-same battle! [Same-same is an expression I learned in Thailand. Same there means maybe, sort of the same. Same-same means closer …
Black History: Will We Ever Learn From the Past?
If you’re pressed for time, jump to the last paragraph and visit that link to listen to a moving “lesson from the not-so-distant past.” A …
Black Power and Prejudice
It’s the day after Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and I’m visiting my sister and brother-in-law in Durham, NC. They both, but my sister particularly, …
Fascism: A Warning for Today
Mussolini and Hitler My sister Rosalie recommended a book to me the other day, and I was able to download it to my Kindle from …
Iran and Iraq: Déjà Vu
They have more in common than their location in the Middle East and the first 3 letters of their English names. The saber-rattling against Iran by …
Shhh…Silent Racism at Work
National leaders exhibit overt racism frequently, including, unfortunately, the U.S. president, but what of the quiet kind? Most ‘liberal’ whites don’t even realize how they …
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Hero for Our Times
Equality under the law The Supreme Court, as the main Judicial foundation of our three-pronged government, is essential in maintaining the basis of our democratic …