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Thursday, January 29, 2015

CONFIRM LORETTA LYNCH!

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        U. S. Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch comported herself very well yesterday and today in her appearances before the Senat...
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

COMMENTS ON 'DEFLATEGATE"

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The quarterback and his coach         I have mixed emotions about the "deflategate" controversy. I don't like the rush to ...
Saturday, January 24, 2015

TOO MUCH COMMERCIAL TIME!

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        Yesterday I posted an article calling attention to the frequent cutting off of commercials on my favorite news channel, MSNBC. Their...
Friday, January 23, 2015

MSNBC’S SPONSORS ARE GETTING SHORTCHANGED!

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       My channel of choice for watching the daily news and commentary is MSNBC. I wonder how many of their viewers have noticed, as I have,...
Thursday, January 22, 2015

SWEETHEART OF THE NASSOONS - Part 5

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        As a college student I did not own a typewriter. I wrote all my papers in long hand. I did the same in Midshipmen School. In my seni...
Wednesday, January 21, 2015

A MEMORABLE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

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        Speaker John Boehner’s facial expression and body language during President Obama’s State of the Union address last night spoke volu...
Monday, January 19, 2015

GET READY FOR THE HILLARY BASHERS!

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Hillary Clinton        Hillary Clinton has been and still is the most likely Democratic nominee for President in 2016.Her delay in forma...
Tuesday, December 23, 2014

A CHRISTMAS SONG

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I don't know what the shepherds heard  that night so long ago.      Angelic messengers of God  defy my mind, although  I love to hear...
Thursday, December 18, 2014

A BOLD STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

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        A few days ago I started an article advocating the normalization of the relations between our country and Cuba, but some pressing pe...
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

THE TORTURE REPORT

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Dec. 9, 2014 - Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Dianne Feinstein is besieged by reporters about the Committee's summary  repor...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

REFLECTIONS ON THE NEWS FROM FERGUSON

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Prosecutor Robert McCullough        St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch’s announcement earlier tonight that Ferguson ...
Saturday, November 22, 2014

A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT

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Photo by Isaac Brekken/AP         Thank you, Mr. President!         Given the unwillingness of the House of Representatives even to dis...
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

DON'T WAIT, MR. PRESIDENT!

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        The President should act on immigration.         He has waited long enough for Congress to bring him an immigration reform bill he ...
Monday, November 3, 2014

WHAT WOULD ISAIAH SAY? (A Preelection Sermon)

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[This is a shortened and slightly modified version of the sermon I preached yesterday to the Pennswood Village Interdenominational Congregat...
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Friday, October 31, 2014

SAY NO TO THE PARTY OF NO!

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        It is incredible to me that this mid-term election could result in a Republican controlled Senate, as well as a Republican controlle...
Saturday, October 18, 2014

SHORT MEMORIES

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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker        Too many American voters have short memories.        Take the Wisconsin electorate as an example...
Thursday, October 2, 2014

TIME IS GENTLE

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My grandson, Seth Olsen, writes beautiful poetry. Here is a sample. He sent me this poem a couple of days ago, and with his permission I am ...
Wednesday, September 17, 2014

SWEETHEART OF THE NASSOONS - Part 4

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The Dinky         What Princetonians affectionately call “The Dinky” is a two-car train that runs back and forth between Princeton and P...
Thursday, September 11, 2014

REFLECTIONS ON THE RAY RICE INCIDENT

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Janay and Ray Rice holding press conference         Domestic violence is a serious problem in our culture. It is usually hidden from pub...
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

SWEETHEART OF THE NASSOONS - Part 3

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        The spring of 1947, my final semester as a Princeton undergraduate, was in full swing. I could not have been busier, with the baseba...