Mr. Trump apparently tapped into this deep-seated, Southern brand of rancor and resentment – the feelings of hatred, bigotry, misogyny, and yes, racism, too, whether overt or covert – in short, the ugliness of it all! – and in the process, unleashed the beast within, the worst in our already tarnished (white) nature. The rest is history.
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Why Donald Trump Might Be Good for America
Although liberals treat Donald Trump's election as a blow to their cause, it is actually a boon in disguise – provided they maneuver things right.
Read More »I am Ashamed to be an American, Part Two
If only someone had miraculously turned back the clock to the good ol' days of slavery, or at least to the pre-Civil Rights era, everything would have been just fine. No one was complaining back then, not even the poor whites, for they were still far better off than the blacks and the rest of us who had trickled in afterwards.
Read More »I am Ashamed to be an American, Part One
I’m ashamed to be an American, an Italian-American, a Hispanic-American, an African-American, what have you. If there’s got to be an “American” suffix to complete the descriptor of my national identity, then I have to resign myself from now on to wear it as a badge of dishonor; and so should you!
Read More »New York Botanical Garden Holiday Train Show, a 25-Year Celebration of Awesome
This year the Applied Imagination team added the exhibition's first roller coaster, the Coney Island Cyclone. With the Cyclone are the Coney Island Wonder Wheel (complete with LED sign) and the Elephantine Colossus, a gigantic elephant-shaped hotel from the 1890s that burnt down in a fire.
Read More »Studies Show Breast Cancer Link to Childbirth Age and Infertility Treatments
Balancing the desire for childbirth with long-term health will become an increasing concern as many women choose to delay childbirth.
Read More »Trump Won, Get Over It
To all the college students, celebrities, protesters, and social justice warriors crying over the election, let's get one thing straight: you aren't as special as you think you are. Get over it.
Read More »Can the Arts Thrive Under a Trump Presidency? Writers Weigh in
I’m fortunate enough to interview talented writers and indie filmmakers on a regular basis, so I got in touch with a few of them and asked two basic questions: how they felt about the outcome of the presidential election, and what it meant to them as writers, artists, or patrons of the arts.
Read More »An Open Letter to the Swedish Academy Regarding the Nobel Prize in Literature
Since Bob Dylan seems uninterested, I wish to nominate myself to be the recipient of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Read More »Language Matters: Manning Up for Women
"Man up." What a curious phrase to use in the context of a wave of accusations of sexual harassment and assault.
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