My collegiate mentor and friend Dr. Susan Fillippeli has written an interesting post on Obama’s new “rhetoric of fear.” Since the inauguration, what has become of Obama’s message of hope? Quoting Dr. Fillippeli: It is no accident that Obama’s rhetoric has shifted significantly from one defined by hope to one defined by crisis. It has … Read more
Another day, another blood-runs-in-the-streets piece on driving while talking on a cellular telephone. I talk on the phone while I drive. I have no plans to stop when it’s illegal, either. (Inserting an “if/when” in there seems a needless fantasy at this point.) I choose times and topics carefully, and if either begins to threaten … Read more
When I was 17 or so with a skull full of mush, my down-the-line liberal stepmother bought all of the kids Greenpeace sweatshirts. Mine was black, with a stylized blue and green logo. It was a good-looking shirt, and I liked it. Probably somewhere there is an incriminating photo. They were dark days indeed. However, … Read more