Sam G (I like the Lord of the Rings echo here!): You have always maintained an appropriate caution in drawing parallels between the fascism that emerged in interwar Europe and similar elements in the US political landscape of the present. What emerged in the Nazi period, for example, drew from foundations deeply set in medieval … Continue reading Essential Fascism: A Response to Goodfellow
Author: Sam
I am a retired high school history teacher privileged to have worked with incredible students students over forty years in many places near and far. I currently live in Southern California. My obsession during the Covid crisis is to do whatever possible to make sure that my grandchildren do not have to live in a society in which ignorance of science and history define our political culture..
Response to Goodfellow
Because I am not particularly good with the technological dimensions of operating my own blog, I have been compelled to write a new post in reply to Sam Goodfellow’s thought-provoking entry, “You Say You Want a Revolution.” When I initially posted Sam’s article, I failed to post it under his authorship. As a result, those … Continue reading Response to Goodfellow
Another Goodfellow, Tennessee Whiskey, and Flyleece
Sam Goodfellow Art Thank you, Sam, for your visual contribution. I can think of no more concise and powerful summary of everything Mary Trump had to say about her deeply disturbed Uncle Donnie. A Tennessee Whiskey to Soothe Your Soul A while ago I pledged to not drink Kentucky bourbon in a post intended to … Continue reading Another Goodfellow, Tennessee Whiskey, and Flyleece
How I Voted and Why
When I retired, I looked forward to taking my citizenship duties more seriously by reading more carefully the Voter Information Guides. What follows here are the decisions I made on this year’s ballot and some effort to explain why I made the choices I did. The reason I did this was two-fold. First, I hope … Continue reading How I Voted and Why
Measuring Trump’s Covid Failure
One of the key takeaways from the revelations in Bob Woodward’s new book is that Trump is not as stupid as he makes himself out to be on television. After weeks of consulting with some of the best infectious disease experts in the world, he actually understood at a childish level how viruses are contracted … Continue reading Measuring Trump’s Covid Failure
Black Man in the Huddle
The 1960 Miller Buccaneers, and their bus driver. By telling the story of integration as experienced in that most vital of community institutions, the local high school, Professor Jacobus has made a great contribution to the historiography of civil rights. While much of the history of civil rights has understandably focused major political, religious, and … Continue reading Black Man in the Huddle
The Dreamt Land
Near the end of Joe Talbot and Rob Richert’s wondrous The Last Black Man in San Francisco, the protagonist Jimmy Fails confronts a young female Silicone Rush immigrant in a Muni bus complaining to her mother about how much she hates living there. Fails: “You don’t get to hate San Francisco. You don’t get to … Continue reading The Dreamt Land
$15 an hour
Here are some numbers you should keep in mind the next time you hear a billionaire assert that their business cannot afford to pay a $15 minimum wage. If we take one of the $170 billion dollars that is the current projected value of Walton family's Walmart estate and project it over the course of … Continue reading $15 an hour
Kentucky Bourbon Fast
As an act of penance for the sins I’ve committed and my role in the Covid crisis, I have given up Kentucky bourbon. I have made a solemn oath before God not to drink it until I have reached fuller clarity on what my spiritual duties are in response to the disaster. All lovers of … Continue reading Kentucky Bourbon Fast
Thank you, Myoviches of Montenegro
February 17, 2020 Dear Mijovići of Montenegro (as well as other friends and family): This letter began as an effort to send New Year’s wishes to all the Mijoviches of Montenegro and thank you once again for the hospitality shown us during our time with you. This letter also intended to convey further information that … Continue reading Thank you, Myoviches of Montenegro
