In my mid-forties, one of my duties as the head of a local teachers union was to attend a national convention in Florida.   My mother, in her sixties at the time, and, always eager to travel, suggested we take this opportunity to make a cross-country motor trip together. Though diff

I read an article recently about torture during the George W. Bush administration. Apparently, waterboarding was so brutal the contract interrogator sought to stop the procedure.  Each time he made his plea, the CIA refused and threatened to bring in someone tougher. Eventually, the

In  recent primaries around the country, several left leaning or socialist candidates won their elections handily.  The biggest upset was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s defeat of fellow democrat and longtime incumbent, Representative Joe Crowley from New York’s Bronx district.  Her

Who knew?  While some members of Congress are fuming about immigration across our southern border, the US is opening the gates to other folks, primarily from China.  Over the past few years nearly 48 million of that nation’s wealthiest citizens have migrated to other countries