War Stories in Future Memory

by | May 26, 2009 | The Public Humanist

In his recent essay, Bob Meagher demonstrates through literature something I have come to understand through my personal life over the past several years—the importance of the war story to an individual soldier’s healing process. But the war story holds...

Pulling Out of Iraq

by | May 28, 2009 | The Public Humanist

Pulling our military out of Iraq has stimulated many thoughts and memories. I remember a candlelight vigil against the invasion of Iraq on the steps of Church of the Presidents in Quincy. This was only one of many such vigils in cities and towns throughout...

The problem with a big mouth

by | May 4, 2009 | Ten Gallon Liberal

Forget the Super Bowl. This is the event I'm waiting for, as promised by Sean Hannity's television antics:Charles Grodin: You're for torture. Hannity: I am for enhanced interrogation. Grodin: You don't believe it's torture. Have you ever been...

Refiftance is futile, good firs

by | May 5, 2009 | Ten Gallon Liberal

This one will play well in these heady days of Royalists, Whigs and Tories. Mitt Romney: "We are the party of the revolutionaries, they are the party of the monarchists."Rumor has it he later called Arlen Specter and said, "Gird thyself, sir, for a...

Blowing the Whistle

by | May 11, 2009 | Ten Gallon Liberal

Former FBI translator Sibel Edmonds has had a rough time making her whistleblower allegations known–when Ashcroft was Attorney General, he shut her down using the state secrets privilege. Her fairly complicated story, unfortunately, also doesn't have a ton...