I wanted to put together a short list of books that have informed how I look at some of the topics related to the American…
Like many media consumers, I do so enjoy the Netflix original series The Crown. The lush sets and the almost extravagant costumes bring to life…
I haven’t spent a tremendous amount of time in Washington D.C.’s Eastern Market. What I found the last time I was there, however, spoke volumes…
Every nation, every community, has rituals and observances that bind it together. Every year, Russians celebrate the Soviet Union’s victory in their Great Patriotic War…
Some time ago, I decided that I would start learning Spanish. I knew that as part of this endeavor, I would have to learn both…
If you grew up in the house that I grew up in, you knew you weren’t likely to get away with very much. But one…
None of us got where we are on our own. I don’t just mean the relatives, the friends, the social connections, the teachers, the professional…
In what should have been a rather unremarkable episode in American history, Abraham Lincoln took his watch in for repair to the shop of one…
Some evils have so much power we dare not speak of them. Like the villain in a horror story, we refuse to utter their names…
“This is boring.” “Do we have to do this?” “What’s the point?” If you hear these phrases more than once a day, or perhaps more…