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Humphrey History Minute: Gay Relationships In American History That Never Bloomed
Using two examples from American history, one from 1832 and the other from 1904, the question is raised about what happens when young men who form emotional connections with other young men are not allowed to blossom and come to fruition. We can only imagine what the lives of Henry Ward Beecher, and John Foster… Continue reading
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Jeff Weigand, Anti-Trans Dane County Bd Member, Ousted By Voters In April Election
I need to write a much-needed column about the electoral rejection of Jeff Weigand in yesterday’s spring election. Paula Brandmeier beat the conservative bigot by 655 votes. Many pople had pined for his removal in the last election, so the removal of him from the county board was a tonic for the soul. My ire… Continue reading
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Iran’s New Strength, Trump’s Weakness: “Please, Please. It’s Too Much Winning. We Can’t Take It Anymore”
My first favorite author was Allen Drury, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Advise and Consent. As a teenager, I ate his books up, thrilled by their political and international stories with a continuous batch of colorful characters. But nothing…I mean nothing…that Drury could make up in his brilliant writing comes close to a plot line… Continue reading
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Walter Cronkite Is Smiling With Artemis II Astronauts, “Oh, Boy”
Did you feel like a little kid at some point on Monday as the images from Artemis II were sent back to Earth and the four astronauts on board traveled further and deeper into space than anyone has ever done? Watching the news about this event, my mind raced back to the man who made… Continue reading
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Another Win For 2013 Illinois Law Prohibiting Concealed Guns On Public Transportation
I applauded the Illinois state legislature and Governor Pat Quinn in 2013 for passing and signing the concealed carry bill. Good politics makes good policy and strong laws. Today, yet another vindication of that fact was registered by the Supreme Court in relation to the failed attempt by three overly litigious people in Illinois to… Continue reading
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Merit Selection Serves Justice Better Than Judicial Elections
On Tuesday, Wisconsin voters will cast ballots for a variety of candidates and referenda on the Spring Ballot. But the statewide race for the selection of the next justice for the Supreme Court should not be one of the decisions voters are asked to make. For nearly 30 years, I have advocated for the merit… Continue reading
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Jacqueline Kennedy’s Pink Chanel Suit Back In The News
Historical trivia relating to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy was reported in late March. Letizia Mowinckel, an American diplomat’s wife who served as her friend Jacqueline Kennedy’s fashion scout in Paris and who procured the pink Chanel suit that came to symbolize the first lady’s resolve in the wake of her husband’s… Continue reading
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“Orion Samuelson, The Elvis Presley Of Agricultural Radio”
At the time of his death, I wrote an article about Orion Samuelson, the famed radio broadcaster who worked at WGN radio and reported on agricultural news. This weekend, The New York Times reported the news in its obituaries, and the headline certainly caught my eye. Raised on a Wisconsin dairy farm without electricity or… Continue reading
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The Weight Of A President’s Words
Not for the first time, I strongly criticize the coarse language coming from Donald Trump, who sits in the Oval Office. Over the years, I have repeatedly stated there is an entire dictionary of words to use rather than the F word and other foul choices. In a deranged social media post on Easter Sunday… Continue reading
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Diversity Champions Hate Speech This Holiday Weekend
This holiday weekend, with Easter and Passover being celebrated and observed, I suspect most people are in an uplifting mood. In line with that thinking, a Chicago Tribune story caught my attention. After Assyrian families in Skokie, Niles, Morton Grove and Lincolnwood spent nearly a decade advocating for an Assyrian language program at Niles Township High School… Continue reading
Caffeinated Politics
Opinions And Musings By Gregory Humphrey. "Why should I not learn something new every day, and, if I can, shine a light into the eye of my heart?" Mirza Saleh
Caffeinated Politics 