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  • Saying Goodbye to Papa

    Saying Goodbye to Papa0

    I first became a huge fan of Ernest “Papa” Hemingway back in my twenties. I read his short stories, nearly all his novels, and his memoir, A Moveable Feast, recounting the time in Paris when he was just beginning his adventures in fiction. I also read several biographies about him, including Carlos Baker’s classic Ernest Hemingway: A

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  • Three Words No Politician Wants to Say

    Three Words No Politician Wants to Say0

    Google “magical words thank you please,” and you’ll find short lists of words and sayings that make us better people both inside and outside of our homes. “Please,” “Thank you,” You’re welcome,” “Excuse me,” and “I’m sorry” head up these lists, as they should. Add “I love you” in special situations, and you have the

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  • Is America Led Today By Anti-Americans?

    Is America Led Today By Anti-Americans?0

    How can America unite again to do great things if we are led by people who believe America suffers from a great sickness of the soul, an original sin that dates back to her birth as a nation?  Consider. After his long night of prayer for “the right verdict” to be pronounced—Derek Chauvin was convicted

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  • Courage Is Worth the Risk

    Courage Is Worth the Risk0

    “I took a chance on an ‘imperfect’ pregnancy,” the title of a New York Times article recently proclaimed. Intrigued, I read about author Jacquelynn Kerubo’s journey through a fertility clinic where, after initial treatments, she and her husband were told that they had a “mosaic embryo.” A mosaic embryo, Kerubo explains, is one which could

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  • The Chauvin Verdict and Life Lessons on Police Stops

    The Chauvin Verdict and Life Lessons on Police Stops0

    The jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of all the charges. No surprise. Many others are now writing about the intimidation of the court and the jury by the politicians, media, and rioters who have been enforcing their distorted view of justice on the country for at least the last year. The thing that has occupied

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  • Derek Chauvin: The Great White Defendant

    Derek Chauvin: The Great White Defendant0

    In the brilliant novel “The Bonfire of the Vanities,” author Tom Wolfe describes what he calls the intense media interest in covering “The Great White Defendant.” A review of “Bonfire” explains: The overarching theme of the book is the search for the great white defendant. The vast majority of defendants in New York City are

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  • Andrew Yang is Social Justice’s Latest Target

    Andrew Yang is Social Justice’s Latest Target0

    Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang continues to lead the way in multiple polls attempting to parse out a packed race for the New York City mayoralty. If elected, Yang will become the first Asian American mayor of New York City, and only the second minority of any description to hold the office, following David

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  • Why Republicans Struggle to Gain the Black Vote

    Why Republicans Struggle to Gain the Black Vote0

    Acts of contrition can never endear the Republican Party to black Americans. Republicans have assumed the opposite for decades, thinking that blacks will reward them with support for their energetic pandering. What Republicans fail to realize is that black people view voting as an expression of group solidarity. This solidarity is crucial to the identity of

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  • The Rise of Woke Capitalism

    The Rise of Woke Capitalism1

    A new creature has appeared on our political landscape—woke capitalism. It is not the usual, perfectly rational, corporate politicking where businesses hire lobbyists or run PR campaigns to help boost their bottom lines. Here clout is mobilized to advance policies that have absolutely nothing to do with either generating profit or enhancing a company’s “good

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