This week we celebrate World Book Day (April 23rd) and Independent Bookstore Day (April 25th). Emily Dickinson reminds us that "There is no frigate like a book, to take us lands away". And, so long as we continue to have thriving libraries, "This traverse may the poorest
When I saw that the Secretary of the Navy was let go yesterday, I was shocked. I thought, how do you get rid of an experienced military leader in the middle of a war that is heavily dependent on the Navy? Then I looked up his background and found that
This year gave us a special perspective on the fragile planet that is the home to all of us. So on this Earth Day, let us absorb these beautiful words from Samantha Harvey.
Another year of Record-breaking Book Ban Efforts. Why? Because as Ta-Nehisi Coates points out there are many in society who value conformity over creativity. They are scared to death that children will be empowered to create their own ideas to live by instead of blindly following the dogma of their
It is bad enough that they want to us AI to replace white-collar workers, but they are also developing humanoid robots that will be able to do physical jobs we once thought were safe. There is no doubt that the worst scenarios dreamed up by science fiction will come to
This morning I was sent the Bishop of Trenton's statement on the attacks against Pope Leo by Donald Trump. One of the things that caught my eye was when the bishop talked about how a "just war" must involve legitimate defense. It reminded me of words
Kathryn Stockett once wrote that a "summer month could stretch on for years". When living under the Chaos of Trump, this applies to every month. It has only been 10 days since he threatened genocide against the people of Iran and in that time the reality of the
Every day seems to bring more depressing news making everything seem hopeless. It feels like we are on the brink of a world war, ocean currents are collapsing much more quickly than was predicted, and hate seems to the new guiding light of our country. Herman Melville tells us that
W.E.B. DuBois points out that unregulated capitalism always leads to "a few participants coming out with more wealth then the could possibly use, while the vast number emerge with less than can decently support life".
Today's outrage of the day comes to us from Texas, courtesy of ICE. A 53 year-old women who has spent her life helping others was arrested by ICE, deprived of her needed medications, and deprived of food and water for the first 24+ hours of her detention. She
Mikhail Bakunin reminds us that "whenever a chief of State speaks of God,...be sure that he is getting ready to shear once more his people flock". And for this, you can look no further than his upcoming cuts to all the programs Americans need so that our
In his book, Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir writes that "it's the kids of today that'll have to make the world of tomorrow work. And they are going to inherit a mess". Five years have passed since he published this book and the mess