Monthly Archives: May 2015
Walter Lippmann, commemorating the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt wrote, “The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.” That’s a pretty optimistic definition because among other things, it assumes that common sense abounds in society.
As everyone who has elected a leader who showed promise and then turned out to be…..
A reputation is an asset built slowly over years. It is a fundamental, critical and public assessment of a person’s character. This tool enables others to know ahead of time what to expect of another person. His or her abilities and how they have been utilizedd over a period of time and in various circumstances give the public shared insight into…..
I wonder how many people, recognizing those four words, know who wrote them? It was Katharine Lee Bates, in 1893. Although some have said this song should be the American anthem – and certainly it is easier to sing than “The Star-Spangled Banner” – Francis Scott Key’s anthem commemorated a specific moment in the War of 1812, and a…..
Why are there so many guns used and so many people shot in my novel, “Skyscrapers?” Am I a gun nut? Do I favor concealed carry, keep my brass knuckles in my back pocket and my derringer in my bra?
What I do is irrelevant. Every single morning, I open “The Chicago Tribune” and “The Chicago Sun-Times” to confront multiple stories of gun violence. There’s yesterday’s shootings, which…..
