The Fireside

About ‘The Fireside’

A fireside is a traditional gathering place to deliberate and reflect, to share thoughts and ideas with others about what really matters. In the 1930s and 1940s, Franklin Delano Roosevelt held virtual ‘fireside chats’ with millions of Americans through the radio, where he discussed important…

TED Author Misses the Boat on ‘Global Values’

In the face of backlash, it’s clear that globalism must serve people to survive.

Will You Still ‘March’ Tomorrow?

Many commentators, and several speakers at the D.C. Women’s March (I attended one of those held in New England) vowed to continue the momentum being built by the super-sized crowds into the future and into the next four years. They generalized about how to do this, but…

Fireside Weekly Digest: July 10 Edition

What a sad week it’s been. With the shootings in Baton Rouge, Minnesota, and Dallas, it’s enough to make you want to turn off the TV, stop listening to the radio, and stop reading the news altogether.

Democratic Platform 2016: A Conversation with Ben Grant

Donald in Scotland: No man’s a (profit) in his homeland

I/Me/My and The Donald

Mirror, Mirror on the wall, does Donald ever stop looking at you at all?

Jill Stein’s American Revolution

An Unsubtle Play for Bernie Supporters