Michael Bryan In America, we tend to naively consider politicians to be pure embodiments of either good or bad forces. We seldom view their acts as the products of fallible humans. One bothersome side effect is our personal selective editing of the legacies of every President depending on our political allegiances. For those Presidents we like, we … Read more
Reading Liberally meets Monday 4/16 at 7pm. Drinking Liberally regulars Gloria and Andre have kindly offered to host. Soup will be served starting at 6:30pm. Please feel free to bring munchies and/or beverages of your choice, both with and without alcohol. The book, if you haven’t read it yet, is Ghost Planes by Stephen Grey. … Read more
I decided to try my hand at putting together a Squidoo Lens (a special site for bringing together internet resources into one page) for following the votes of Representative for CD 8 Gabrielle Giffords (D – AZ) and news and information about her. The result is online and I invite you to visit and shoot … Read more
When the last time you worried about the international communistic conspiracy? Unless you are rather outside the mainstream of American politics, it’s probably been nearly 20 years since you’ve considered communism a genuine threat to our way of life. But yet, as with many other obsessions and scares, our political history remains in written in … Read more
Francine Shacter, former candidate for the Democratic nomination to Congress in CD 8, recorded this commentary on the enduring ideals that define the Democratic party and the need to reconnect with our role as the champions of the average American. Francine looks forward to reaffirming in 21st century those bedrock values that made the American … Read more