During the second impeachment hearing for Donald Trump, a woman with a sense of irony shared this line from George Orwell’s novel, 1984 on her Facebook page. The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.  The quote garn

In Costa Rica, or Panama or Honduras, wherever they’d migrated, when the piggy bank was empty, my maternal grandmother worked shifts in a local brothel to put food on the table.  She wasn’t a regular sex worker but rented rooms by the hour.  If she couldn’t afford the fee, she

The thief was furious when he found a 4-year-old child strapped into the back seat of the car he’d stolen.  His response was to slam on the brakes and reverse direction.  Finding the mother newly emerged from the grocery store with a gallon of milk, he scolded her for leaving her

His public defender said my testimony had saved his client from the death penalty.  I’d worked with the prisoner in an ex-offenders program while I was in public life.  His first incarceration was for theft. When he came to the program, I  found him personable and recommended tha

“I love America. I love the people. I didn’t hurt anyone and I didn’t cause any damage in the Chamber.  I got caught up in the moment and when I saw the door to the Chamber open, I walked in…”  These words probably capture the sentiment of many of those who took part in th

A friend at the retirement center sat down beside me one afternoon in the temporary lounge that management had arranged, its chairs set 6 feet apart.  It’s a place where residents are supposed to carry on conversations while masked. Despite her face covering, I heard a sigh as she

Spinning on a blue marble at the edge of our galaxy in infinite space, we humans continue to assume we have control over our lives.  Yet, almost every day science makes a discovery that astounds us.  Recently, astronomers learned they were wrong in their understanding of black holes

The Biden-Trump election is over but feelings remain high.  Donald Trump diehards believe the President’s defeat will be reversed in the courts. Experts disagree. Even members of his family are urging Trump to concede.  Even so, some of my Facebook friends continue to lay out argu

Like many of my friends, the days following the 2020 election left me in a stupor. Biden’s victory was convincing, but not sweeping.  It shook my belief that Donald Trump was an aberration, a stumble as the nation struggles to find its way in a world of everchanging technology, thr

Recently, the Washington Post Editorial Board made a final appeal to voters who remained undecided about the November 3, 2020, presidential election. To reelect Donald Trump would continue to erode our democracy in the way he has done during his first four years, they said. “This is