Quotes of the Day: The New York Times hosted a conversation among two pundits (Times columnist Frank Bruni; Jonathan V. Last, editor of the Bulwark; Mallory McMorrow, a Michigan state senator). Here are several excerpts: A “red wave”? Frank Bruni: There was more like an itty-bitty, pale red undulation. McMorrow: It changed everything — … Continue reading Quotes of The Day (Actually Yesterday, But Whatever)
Dyer: Brazil’s change of presidents best news for climate change conference This year’s United Nation’s Climate Change Conference (COP27) opens in Cairo Sunday and continues for two weeks, but all that hot air is less important than the single fact that Luiz Inácio (Lula) da Silva narrowly won the Brazilian presidency last Sunday. By Gwynne … Continue reading Dyer-Lula: One Rare Sign of Hope for the Climate
Aftermath — Part 2 Amelia Boynton was my landlady in Selma, Alabama. She was also a prominent local civil fights activist, one of the handful of Black Selmians who had managed to badger her way onto the voting rolls despite segregation. When she was knocked out cold on Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge during the “Bloody … Continue reading Aftermath — Part 2: A Constant Struggle
A long time ago, before we crossed paths, the Fair Wendy rode a motorcycle from Ohio to Pittsburgh and back, then later to Chicago. She loved the independence, the adventure, and the wind. She still has the motorcycle, under a tarp behind the house. Fortunately (from my perspective) it’s too rusted to be cranked up.
New York Times – Opinion: Guest Essay Doug Mastriano and the Potential of Amish Voters in Pennsylvania By Bonnie Kristian — Nov. 4, 2022 Ms. Kristian is a journalist and a fellow at Defense Priorities, a foreign policy think tank. Former President Donald Trump lost Pennsylvania in 2020 by just around 80,000 votes out of … Continue reading Amish & The Vote: Their buggies are cute; their clothes & dialect are quaint; their food is good (& fattening). Their politics? Well . . .