Firt things first. I’m a history and civics and journalism geek. It’s why I’ve stuck with working at newspapers for far too long.

These days signs of America’s woeful lack of understanding history and civics is on display. From current-day neofascists following a president with no concept of the Constitution and basics…

‘The Democrats’ shift to left’ is corporate media editors’ laziness and ineptness at deciding what…

Here is a link to the Capital Gazette in Annapolis. Some of their staff were killed by a gunman. He held a grudge against the newspaper. He went to their place of work and started firing. Still, the staff put out a newspaper and posted stories on their website because…

(I am an author and a book reviewer. Not necessarily in that order.)

On a visit to a clinic for a minor procedure I was asked to undress and put on a hospital gown. Off came my shoes, which…