Jimmy Kimmel made a JOKE about the president's health and the state of his marriage. During the McCarthy Madness in the 1950's Richard Wright wrote, "If you lived in Russia and made such a statement, they would shoot you; and if you lived in America
The great Carl Sagan reminds us that the only way we can separate deep insights from deep nonsense is through the process of skeptical scrutiny. The biggest problem with Donald Trump is that his ego is such that he cannot allow any challenges to his ideas or actions, and hence
There is no doubt that this week's visit by Charles and Camilla will be filled with pomp and pageantry, with fancy clothes and all the trappings of wealth. But don't allow yourself to be taken in by this show. As Mark Twain reminds us, "Without
Margaret Atwood has empathy for those being crushed by the pressure of society and the arbitrary rules that are applied to those with the least power. She tells us "It can put a lot of pressure on a person to be told they need to be strong". But
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
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
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