James David JacobsPeople who like Daylight Saving Time are bullies and everything is their faultDaylight Saving Time is the true dividing line in our society.Mar 101Mar 101
James David JacobsI saw West Side Story on Sunday right after I got my Pfizer booster shot (from which I had no ill…The author with Nina Bernstein, daughter of Leonard, after interviewing her at Wolf Trap on her father’s 100th birthday in 2018Dec 15, 2021Dec 15, 2021
James David JacobsBack when I was teaching music in New York’s outer boroughs to students of color I could see for…Despite my family’s lack of resources, I was able to educate and steep myself in classical music by means of a radio, a public library…Aug 31, 2020Aug 31, 2020
James David JacobsMy turn to be profiledWell that’s just great. The person who committed the deadliest mass shooting in the country’s history is a middle-aged white guy with some…Oct 3, 2017Oct 3, 2017
James David Jacobs1,645 more words from some loser who’s trying to make sense of thingsIt’s late January but it feels more like late October here in Brooklyn — mostly cloudy but no rain, blustery winds, temperatures in the…Jan 27, 2017Jan 27, 2017
James David JacobsObama’s Legacy is a Blueprint for the Future (If We Can Survive the Next Forty Years)WHAT IS NOW becoming clear is that Obama is the last positive thing the country will ever agree on.Jan 21, 2017Jan 21, 2017
James David JacobsThe Essay Portion of the Election Part IIIn the first part of this essay I talked about Us. In this part I talk about Them — and Me.Nov 15, 2016Nov 15, 2016
James David JacobsThe Essay Portion of the ElectionIn the last few days I’ve written so many words about the election that I haven’t posted because they would have made people I care about…Nov 13, 2016Nov 13, 2016
