Signs of Hope: The Tide is Turning

Maybe it’s the days growing slightly longer, and the ice melting.Maybe it’s seeing the young Red Sox prospects running around the Spring Training field in Florida. But something just feels different. Or, maybe the country is just waking up.Maybe our actions are making a difference. Whew…. What a wild couple of days…. The world beginsContinue reading “Signs of Hope: The Tide is Turning”

Heroes of the Resistance: A Way Out of the Darkness

Like a lot of us, my initial reaction in November was to give up. Fine. You guys win. Good luck. It’s all yours now. We’ll be back to clean up your mess. As the wonderful movie critic (and equally wonderful social critic) Ty Burr said to Trump voters: “Congratulations. You reap what you sow.” ButContinue reading “Heroes of the Resistance: A Way Out of the Darkness”

This is Not Normal: Trump Frees His Insurrectionists

I gotta admit, not much makes me laugh these days.But you know what does? Whenever I hear Donald Trump’s supporters ask, so plaintively, “Why is this country so divided?” After the state service for former President Jimmy Carter, I heard somebody admiring the “wonderful exchange” between Trump and President Barack Obama, as they talked civillyContinue reading “This is Not Normal: Trump Frees His Insurrectionists”