The Wall I Knew
On a cold Sunday afternoon in January of 2019, a day after the end of the longest government shutdown in…
Where We Come From
A family history is a collection of stories, stories told and retold and made old not so much by the…
Persistence
In our elementary school, we start teaching children about character traits in the third grade. We teach them to recognize…
2017: Brace For Impact
At the beginning of the Second World War in Europe, there was a period of time, eight months and one…
A Little History
They say if you don’t know your history, you’re doomed to repeat it and this certainly seems to be what’s…
Lists
As another year draws to its close and the next one edges near, there seems to be in both the…
The Long Walk Across Europe
In December of 1933, a young man set out from England on a great adventure. His intention was to walk…
To The Last Man
A nation with massive, crushing unemployment, fortunes and life savings disappeared, crowds of desperate citizens protesting in the streets, all…
November Anniversaries
Americans, who tend to shun both the specific and the historical, are today celebrating Veteran’s Day in one great, glorious…
The Devil is in the Details
Well, there’s so much good news to choose from, I hardly know where to start. The Obamacare web site debacle?…
Juneteenth
Juneteenth is an African-American holiday officially celebrated in 41 states of the United States. It commemorates the final abolition of…
Blame the Germans
They’ve been muttering about them in Greece, and in Spain, in Portugal and in Italy. All the countries of Europe…
