Books
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Bookstore Treasures
President Truman said, “There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not”. Walking into a used bookstore late this afternoon, James and I were greeted by an employee before we drifted down separate aisles, being called by the spines. There are many times on such a journey when I am seeking… Continue reading
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August 9 And The Long Shadow of Richard Nixon
Every year when August 9 rolls around, I find my memory back in the living room of my childhood home in Hancock, Wisconsin, twelve years old, legs crossed on the carpet, watching a president resign. The sun was out, and its beams were falling across the carpet through the south windows, with green drapes hanging.… Continue reading
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“The Lost Founder” By Jesse Wegman, A Forgotten Mind Behind Our Democracy
Each year, I select a book for the Fourth of July period that places me into the era of our nation’s founding. It was very easy to make the selection this year, as we received a free copy of Jesse Wegman’s The Lost Founder about the life and times of Founding Father James Wilson. Celadon… Continue reading
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History Lesson On A Bike Outing In Madison
With July 4th thoughts still abounding…. George Washington reached out to John Rutledge, the South Carolinian, for a second time to be on the Supreme Court. The first time, the man who had signed the Constitution immediately resigned because he thought he should be the chief justice. Later, Washington places Rutledge on the Court as… Continue reading
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Fake Books On Air Force One For Reading-Adverse Administration And Their Low IQ Voting Base
The nation learned last week, courtesy of a photo op that looked like a Pottery Barn clearance display, that Karoline Leavitt, the shallow White House press secretary, was giddy to be photographed while seated in front of a wall of fake books. Not light reading, not decorative editions, but straight‑up hollow props. The kind of… Continue reading
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A Young Artist, A Summer Night, And A Deadly Hate Crime
The murder of O’Shae Sibley wasn’t just another hate crime; it was a reminder that some in white America still treat gay Black life as a provocation, a dare, a challenge to the fragile egos of men who can’t stand the sight of someone living freely. I want my readers to know that Sibley was… Continue reading
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Letter From Home “The Embosser” 5/23/26
The old man in Maine looked like he had more local wisdom than anyone around, so I asked if he had lived there all his life. “Not yet,” he said while grinning back at me. The best folks to talk with when traveling are the ones with weathered faces and eyes that link with yours:… Continue reading
Caffeinated Politics 