You may wonder why anyone would ask such a question. After all, we fought a war over slavery, and the 13th Amendment outlawed it.
The question remains relevant and important today because scholars have long debated [...]
Memories Are Where You Find Them
Have You Hugged Your Mail Carrier Lately?
Neither have I. Nor am I about to. But I am a life-long fan of the United States Postal Service, and I’m delighted with two aspects of USPS customer service and operations—one direct and one [...]
Ain’t Preaching, Just Saying
Let me start by “just asking.” When you look at the list below, who or what does it remind you of? And when or what time is it describing? Once you’ve answered those questions, I [...]
Why Remember Hate
Does the tremendous amount of hatred over the course of human history and across the world today ever become personally overwhelming even when it’s not aimed at you? And then you wonder anew—because you’ve thought [...]
The Necessity of Knowing Both Past and Present
This past week, as I tried to carve out time to work on my next novel while also following the crisis in Ukraine and the Senate hearings on the new Supreme Court nominee, I was [...]
Is This Nineteen Twenty-Two?
What year in America does the following describe, 2022 or 1922? Loved ones gone in a pandemic; racial violence plaguing towns and cities; veterans home from war but still suffering the effects of battle; careless [...]