The Red Scare & McCarthyism
The euphoria that surrounded V-E and V-J days in the spring and summer of 1945 was short-lived but great while it lasted. General Motors...
Category: Politics
Political 3rd Party Foibles
From time to time throughout American history, third parties have popped up to represent a particular cause, or on behalf an individual who believed...
The National Debt
I Owe What? I just learned that my share of the national debt is nearly $100,000. Wait a minute. It could be more because...
Who Was Pete McCloskey?
And Why Do We Care? It was early 1972! President Richard Nixon and his team were feeling confident about the upcoming election. They were...
The American Dream
When the Second World War ended in 1945, America was forever changed. The fears of the Great Depression that had crippled the country for...
Shattered Trust
In June 1971 the relationship between the American people and its government changed dramatically. Today, 52 years later, the scars of that event remain...
Running While Indicted
Donald Trump is under multiple indictments in multiple jurisdictions for various crimes, including paying off hookers, refusing to return classified documents that belong to...
Big “Pharma”
The term “Big Pharma” frequently evokes negative imagery…giant corporations prioritizing profits over patient welfare. While there may be some truth to the criticism, the [...
Branches Of Government
No one is alive who can recall those long years ago, when Tom, John, Ben and the rest of the boys were sitting around...