The Second Time Around

At a Northwestern University journalism symposium, a student asks, “Why do you believe America is the greatest country on earth?” Will McAvoy, the anchor of ACN’s prime time program “News Night” gives a pat answer about the nation’s ideals first articulated in the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. The moderator keeps pressing him to say … Read more

Brave New Whirl

What if we cannot sing? What if we cannot draw a straight line or a perfect circle? It does not stop us from imagining a new musical composition or a totally new building design.  We can always hire a talented singer to perform our songs or a skilled draftsman to render our architectural concept. We may … Read more

The Common Denominator

There is one thing Americans, regardless of their position on the red/blue or left/right spectrum, have in common. Every time there is a mass shooting, we ALL hold our breath in hopes that the perpetrator’s background does not conflict with any predisposition about who is responsible for the ever increasing instances of gun violence targeted … Read more

short shRIFt

Federal employees do not deserve their jobs. Federal employees do not deserve their paychecks. And these are jobs that can be fired at will. They’re consuming taxpayer dollars. Those jobs are paid for by the American tax people, who work real jobs, earn real income, pay federal taxes and then pay these federal employees. ~Marjorie … Read more

When Maher Is Less

Last night, Bill Maher became the most recent defender of Michelle Wolf’s performance at the White House Correspondents Dinner (WHCD). He echoed others by saying, “She did her job!” Yes. If her job was to create sympathy for Donald Trump. On April 28, the day of the WHCD dinner Trump’s net approval rating according to … Read more