Michael WhistlerPresident Carter’s “Crisis of Confidence”“The erosion of our confidence in the future is threatening to destroy the social and the political fabric of America”Feb 22, 2023Feb 22, 2023
Michael WhistlerThe Day the State of Pennsylvania Called My BluffOn May 20th, 2014, after twenty-five years together with James Haskins , the State of Pennsylvania called my bluff.Jun 28, 20221Jun 28, 20221
Michael WhistlerWatching “Mildred Pierce” With My Father: Love, Full StrengthMy father never once tossed a ball with me. But he did take me to see ‘Mildred Pierce.’Jun 20, 2022Jun 20, 2022
Michael WhistlerThe Insurrection Will Be Copied and PastedI wrote the below on January 7, 2021- I am revisiting it during the broadcast of the hearings of the congressional committee formed to look…Jun 11, 2022Jun 11, 2022
Michael WhistlerTo My Friends Who Are TeachersIt is the end of a school year, and an exhausting one. So many of my friends in Education are aching, shaken, even disillusioned, and for…Jun 8, 2022Jun 8, 2022
Michael WhistlerHiding in Plain Sight — or — I Spent My Last Night as a Straight Man at “The Pajama Game”The last thing I did as a straight man was see Judy Kaye in The Pajama Game at Lincoln Center. I came out that evening. Happy Pride Month.Jun 5, 20222Jun 5, 20222