As Culture Wars Rage, Child Labor Persists

03.05.2023 __”In Los Angeles, [migrant] children stitch “Made in America” tags into J. Crew shirts,” the New York Times reports.  “They Continue reading →

Happy Valentine’s Day, Stevie, Wherever You Are

02.13.2022 _ I remember one Valentine’s Day, when I was in the second grade – at least I think it Continue reading →

Spiked: ‘A Suicide Bomber Sits in the Library’

05.12.2019 ________________________________________ I grew up in Manchester NH, and central to my life was the city library. Weekly, I and Continue reading →

Embracing the Salvific Power of Art

12.09.2018 ________________________________________ I wasn’t going to write a column this week. I was going to take a break and step Continue reading →

VOTE: Do What Must Be Done

09.09.2018 ________________________________________ In 1960 I did what I had to do. I had recently graduated from Manchester Central and, planning Continue reading →

MLK / Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Keynote Speech

01.16.2017: The following is the text of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day keynote talk I delivered January 16, 2017, 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 →