The current hatred and disdain for immigrants displayed by those that are anti-immigration is not a new situation. Immigration has been one of the most rancorous political issues in American politics. The saddest part is that many of the arguments made by anti-immigration people are misinformed, disingenuous, or hypocritical. “Give me your tired, your poor, […]
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I am the proud owner of over 30,000 songs in my digital library. I acquired this collection over 55 years, with genres ranging from Acapella to Zydeco. I have spent countless hours listening to artists ranging from A-Ha to Warren Zevon. After a lifetime of listening to music, today, I still worship at the altar
One of my favorite quotations is from Harper Lee, who wrote: “To Kill A Mockingbird.” She said, “you can choose your friends, but you sho’ can’t choose your family, and they’re still kin to you no matter whether you acknowledge them or not, and it makes you look right silly when you don’t.” Political parties
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As a young boy and through my early 20s, I was as devoted a sports fan as you could find. I could break down rosters and spit out baseball, football, hockey, and basketball statistics as easily as reciting the multiplication X table. As years ticked off and adult responsibilities confronted me, I began to distance
Disclaimer: This article does not support the promotion of gun use. It was mid-November 1965 and the perfect time to start lobbying for what I wanted for Christmas. It was more than one month after my birthday and before my mother and father made their bedroom “Fort Knox “secure. That’s where they kept all the
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The status of the United States economy looms large as one of the most important personal and political issues before the 2022 elections. The perception of the economy will play a significant role in determining who will represent us in Congress. Unfortunately, much of our perception is based on mythology, misinformation, and lies to our
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Growing up, when someone called you something other than your given name, we usually complained, “stop calling me names.” Name-calling was usually an act of ridicule or disrespect. Feeling a bit contrarian, my focus in this piece will be about name-calling that glorifies people, groups, or concepts, in my opinion, unjustifiably. I’ll start with the
The year was 1966, and it was the beginning of the new school year at Public School 79 in Manhattan. I transferred to P.S. 79 the previous year to be part of a program called the Intelligent and Gifted Children program (IGC). P.S. 79 was the site for a program that gathered children who did
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With apologies to the Doors and Jim Morrison When I was back there in law school, there was a person there who put forth the proposition that you can petition the Supreme Court without despair The disingenuous and cynical opposition to President Biden announcing he would select a Black woman as his nominee to serve
My 4th-grade teacher, Miss Bogner, a wonderful woman, and teacher, once told our class that ignorance occurs when you don’t have access to information and that it deserves empathy and understanding. Once you have access to knowledge and refuse to inform yourself, any expectation of empathy or compassion dissipates. She called them “willfully ignorant.” Those
