Two days after the November election, I sat down at a round table where people gathered for coffee at my retirement center. As I slid into a chair, I noticed the glum faces about me.  Knowing the crowd, I understood the source of their discontent and muttered that after 163 years, th

A new flashpoint in race relations is critical race theory. The intent is to review American history through the lens of slavery.  This new approach has its supporters and critics.  Isabel Wilkerson’s book Caste is an eyeopener for those interested in the subject and offers insigh

The promo for the book read as follows: Might Jesus have been a bisexual female ancient-alien? A must-read…Where the New Testament Enters the Twilight Zone. (Mother Jones, Sept/Oct. 2020, pg. 2.) “Wow,” I thought. This novel has everything an agent wants.  It’s “fresh,” y

  I’m neither a history scholar nor a psychiatrist, but I’ve always felt discrimination has more to do with being either the top or underdog in society rather than about race or politics or religion.  Something in human nature abhors equality.  Slavery, the vilest f