“Everyone else lives in fear of the digital thunderdome. Online venom is excused so long as it is directed at the proper targets,” she (Bari Weiss) wrote. “Op-eds that would have easily been published just two years ago would now get an editor … Continue reading Everyone else lives in fear

“Calls for economic boycotts are clearly speech, not the suppression of speech. Consumers have long tied politics to purchasing, and advocating business boycotts is undoubtedly protected speech,” Timothy Zick, a professor of government and citizenship at the College of William … Continue reading Doxxed? Canceled? Free Speech?

Now the signatories are being beaten up by the non-signatories The non-signatories claim that the signatories are Of course White and privileged and above the fray With all the accouterments of Those with power So have no business Claiming that canceling is wrong Which is the craft … Continue reading There is chicanery afoot

Pride: a deadly sin on one hand, blatant and overt—an “I’m better than you” belief and action.  It is pride as we know it; pride in its most recognizable form—in a word, “puffery.”  On the other, there is a healthy side … Continue reading It is OK to be a Patriot!

We’ve protested on street corners, in drive alongs, in newspapers, at city council meetings and in social media.  The causes vary and, we believe, all are for improving community and national justice.  The first amendment to our United States Constitution provides us … Continue reading Protest Patriots

“There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.” First Inauguration speech by Bill Clinton   Protests are rolling across our country, roiling the American spirit.  It is appropriate to promote justice where injustice has pervaded … Continue reading Protests are Patriotic

Afraid of being canceled! …The free exchange of information and ideas, the lifeblood of a liberal society, is daily becoming more constricted.  …censoriousness is also spreading more widely in our culture: an intolerance of opposing views, a vogue for public shaming … Continue reading Fear

In comparison to deaths by other ravages against the human body, coronavirus is increasing rapidly. The question—are deaths increasing at the same rate? So far, the death rate caused by the coronavirus appears to be dropping.  The next few days … Continue reading Deaths caused by the Big C

I wear a mask and social distance when in a group of people such as going to the store or a restaurant. A week ago we “dined” at Charlie’s Chilli in Newport Beach—bicycling the Back Bay.  Yesterday we sat on a … Continue reading Big C getting us down

Fireworks, hotdogs, barbeques, family, sodas, picnics, sand and ants I wrote a poem that starts out with these words, then delves into the sacrifice of our military in Iraq.  That was nearly 20 years ago.  Iraq is far from our minds today … Continue reading Fourth Celebration