BOOK REVIEW: The Subway Stops at Bryant Park The soft endings to each story only emphasize that each life puffs in and out of the park, then moves on, while the park itself remains eternal, or as eternal as things can ever be in New York City. Read more
Is Abortion a Women's Issue? If one-third of American women have had an abortion, then one-third of American men have had one, too, and it’s time they spoke up. Read more
Filming a Jim Johnson commercial I was invited to be part of the new Jim Johnson commercial to be filmed in his house. Jim is running for governor in New Jersey and is building up a head of steam against Phil Murphy who is papering the state with his Goldman Sachs money in an effort to buy the governorship. ButContinue reading “Filming a Jim Johnson commercial” Read more
No More Grumbling!! I put my hand on Brad’s shoulder and said, “Just in case you thought that white people don’t notice this sort of thing, aren’t bothered by it, I want you to know I noticed.” Read more
My 2016 Inaugural Day Celebration In the hospital, with help from an Iranian, Bosnian, Pole, Pakistani, Italian-American, German-American, and a woman from China. That’s my America. Read more
Is This All You've Got? Now, Colbert, Noah, Bee, Maher, Collins, Dowd, and all the others, let’s see if you can be brilliant enough to take our minds off of the Trump theatrics. We are addicted and we need effective rehab. Read more
We hold the trump card Donald Trump is easy to figure out – many of us have known, or heaven forbid, had to work with, a sly, uninformed, vengeful, and narcissistic bully with a bunch of college degrees. Our reaction to him is what we have to watch. Read more
Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny Perhaps this is the moment when the Civil War has finally ended, and the South has won, led by a Yankee quisling. Read more