The Day I Became an Older Person
I’ll never forget the day I became an older person. I remember the exact moment. May 5, 1970 on a Tuesday morning. One of those crisp Spring days when the trees grow buds and the grass is fresh. Tuesday after the shootings at Kent State University. I was the youngest faculty member in my department […]
Ken Burns and the American Revolution
I’ve been watching Ken Burns’ “American Revolution” documentary, and, if you missed it, I strongly recommend it when it comes back in reruns. I know. The documentary has been criticized as a politically correct commentary. If you didn’t know better, it could easily lead you to conclude that the success of the Revolutionary War was […]
The ICE Invasion of Minneapolis
Like millions of people around the nation and in my home state of Minnesota, my heart goes out to the families of Renee Goode and Alex Pretti who were shot dead by federal agents during the ICE invasion of Minneapolis this past month. My wife Sandy and I also had a child murdered by gun […]