RANTS

Once the beacon for many in almost every sense of the term, the United States has in the span of a generation slid backward to become an international laughing stock. Once perceived as bold, clever, and...

I woke this morning first to the thought that it’s Christmas Day. As most of us who honor or celebrate it probably do. My next thought was of my father, who died on Christmas Eve, 1994. He enters my mind...

When you lose everything, the immediate reaction is to replace. There is an urgent need to reinstate yourself, as if having your life turned upside down is only a fleeting moment of imbalance that some...

We do. We believe in Santa Claus. It’s apparent in the films that still get made, the animated ones which draw adults (even if they don’t want to admit it) as much as children. It’s apparent in the scale...