A brand new book helps me for the first time begin to actually understand what the great political divide between the two available party candidates is really all about. The surprisingly optimistic California sociologist Arlie Hochschild has written a thoughtful book called, “Strangers In Their Own Land.” It is a summary of Arlie’s five recent… continue reading »
I see why Will Rogers was a comic writer: it was the only way he could keep from raging at the human condition. Current political campaign in question: One male candidate with the empathetic sensitivity of a Slug; one female candidate having dispatched her innate feminine instincts in exchange for Type-A male characteristics. Philosophical introspection… continue reading »
I contend that the two political conventions actually enjoyed a visitation by God. This assertion by me will surprise many, but wait. Give me a minute to explain my rational for this idea. I reckon believers’ God saw the craziness of the campaigns developing way back and figured if he could spiritually influence each one,… continue reading »
Hillary Front Page Photos Blocked It has taken the BBC to produce the truest headline of the day. The BBC two days ago declared: “Hillary Clinton Nominated for president, but not for the front page.” The BBC (technically before the final formal nomination) went on to document that The Wall Street Journal and scores of… continue reading »
The title of this piece I have pick pocketed from a man named Mark Doty. I’ve been reading a book of his, “Tell Me Who I Am,” a study of the writer James Agee. Agee began writing in earnest in the 1940’s as a journalist at Fortune magazine – if journalist is really the word… continue reading »
