Dr. ESP My latest guilty pleasure is crime stories. It does not matter whether they are fictional such as the recent Jon Hamm vehicle “Your Friends and Neighbors” or a documentary like “The Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal.” A road trip is not complete without at least one episode of the podcast “Small Town Murders.” My curiosity … Read more
On Saturday, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) doubled down on remarks she made at Friday’s town hall meeting in Parkersburg when questioned about cuts to Medicaid in the House-passed reconciliation bill. In response to an attendee interrupting her defense of the legislation, shouting “People will die,” Ernst told the audience, “We are all going to die.” … Read more
A change of venue can be illuminating. For the last four weeks, I have been living in Boca Raton, Florida to support my mother’s recovery from a serious, but not life-threatening medical condition. I need not tell you South Florida might as well be halfway around the globe from its Northeast counterpart. This morning, however, … Read more
Oratory is a powerful tool. Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg address assured a war-torn nation America was an ideal that could survive a civil war. When Americans could have easily abandoned democracy and capitalism in the face of a global economic depression, Franklin Roosevelt urged them not to let their fears undermine the principles on which our … Read more
Your family and mine and all other animals have agreed to forget their differences and live in peace and friendship from now on forever. Just think of it! I simply cannot wait to embrace you! Do come down, dear friend, and let us celebrate the joyful event. ~”The Fox and the Cock”/Aesop This fable is … Read more