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“Reconsidering the Past, One Statue at a Time,’ was the front-page above-the-fold headline in The New York Times on June 17, 2020 (print). The article begins by noting the “boiling anger” that exploded after the murder of George Floyd. It has gone national. In religious terms, we are witnessing the attempt to purify America by […]
There’s a holdup in the Bronx, Brooklyn’s broken out in fights; There’s a traffic jam in Harlem That’s backed up to Jackson Heights; There’s a Scout troop short a child, Khrushchev’s due at Idlewild … Car 54, Where Are You? Car 54, Where Are You? was a police comedy that aired on NBC from 1961 […]
Opening narration This is the face of Ramos Clemente, a year ago a beardless, nameless worker of the dirt who plodded behind a mule, furrowing someone else’s land. And he looked up at a hot Central American sun and he pledged the impossible. He made a vow that he would lead an avenging army against […]
The numbers 8:46 may become bookend numbers for a transitional period in American history. The first is the time when a jet plane commandeered by Islamic terrorists crashed into one of the World Trade Towers in Manhattan. The second is the amount of time a Minneapolis cop knelt on the neck and back of black […]
Spoiler Alert: “Monsters from the id” is a key phrase in the sci-fy classic Forbidden Planet. The story takes place in the 22nd century. It involves a rescue effort of a previous ship and colony. The would-be rescuers learn that the people from the first ship had died a hideous death. They were ripped apart […]
Mitch McConnell has a decision to make…if he hasn’t made it already. McConnell is an adult. He lives in the real world. The Senate Majority leader has a transactional relationship with the President of the United. McConnell’s decision will be based on his analysis of the political situation and the November elections. Whether or not […]
In American history, there have been three existential moments when the fate of the United States was at risk: creation, secession, and depression. CREATION At the birth of the country, there was no guarantee that it would be successful. There was no guarantee that the fledgling states would successfully constitute themselves. One person made a […]
There have been many famous battles in American history, ones of great significance not just to this country but to the world. Saratoga The Alamo Gettysburg D-Day. These battles reverberated through American history. They helped define who we are as a country and a people. But I suggest when the future histories of this country […]
Back on August 7, 2019, I wrote a blog entitled When Will the Borg Assimilate Hong Kong?: Is Resistance Futile? I did so triggered by the title of an article “Can Hong Kong’s Resistance Win? (NYT July 14, 2019). I even speculated that the reporter might have had in the Borg in mind when contrasting […]
Will 2020 be remembered by historians as the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st? We humans like to organize time. Sometimes it is comparatively easy. We are consciously aware of the movements of the sun and the moon. That awareness leads to having days, months, and years as part of […]
by Peter Feinman
by Peter Feinman
by Peter Feinman
