Trump’s America: Dystopian Delusions of the Ever-Madding Crowd

09.06.2020 We live in a dangerous age. An age when white men living on islands of privilege offer views that Continue reading →

Ignorance is the Most Ferocious Enemy Justice Can Have

08.30.2020 ________________________________________ “White America would never elect such a person to the highest office in the land,” Eddie Glaude, Jr. Continue reading →

“During Times of War, Hatred Becomes Quite Respectable”

05.10.2020 ________________________________________ “During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable,”> theologian and educator Howard Thurman, an advisor to Martin Luther Continue reading →

“What You’re Seeing … Is Not What’s Happening.” 

08.05.2018 ________________________________________ It’s George Orwell’s time again. Recently, President Donald Trump evoked, certainly not intentionally, Orwell during a speech at Continue reading →

Black Friday, Dark Skies and Dark Omens

11.29.2015 _____________________ It’s Black Friday, it’s early morning and here in Exeter the skies are black, my cardamom-flavored coffee is Continue reading →

Deconstructing Ben Carson’s Pyramid Scheme

11.08.2015 _____________________ I first visited the Pyramids in 1969 when I arrived in Cairo to attend a concert by famed Continue reading →

Is Muslim Becoming the New ‘N Word’?

05.29.2015 _____________________ The earliest slurs I remember being directed at me occurred at Bakersville Grammar School where I was called rag-head Continue reading →

Ebolisis: Fear and Loathing in America

10.26.2014 _____________________ The road to my driveway is festooned with signage: Maggie Hassan, Carol Shea-Porter, Jeanne Shaheen and many others, some Continue reading →