Paradigm shift Today, A Parable From the Past to Help Understand.

Memoir as history. The paradigm in American politics has shifted since the election. It has many people racking their memories for a historical parallel, some source of guidance. This parable from the late 1970’s in New York might help. It’s a story about finding the courage to stand up when bad change happens in your society. Love, literature, torture and courage all figure in this story. It takes place in New York and Athens and in memory. Give me 15 minutes and I will give you the past as prologue to the present.


Memoir as history. The paradigm in American politics has shifted since the election. It has many people racking their memories for a historical parallel, some source of guidance. This parable from the late 1970’s in New York might help. It’s a story about finding the courage to stand up when bad change happens in your society. Love, literature, torture and courage all figure in this story. It takes place in New York and Athens and in memory. Give me 15 minutes and I will give you the past as prologue to the present.

Mass Deportation- Donald Trump has reiterated his intention to deport millions of people who entered America illegally. The history of mass deportation indicates that’s easier said than done.

 


Donald Trump has reiterated his intention to deport millions of people who entered America illegally. The history of mass deportation indicates that’s easier said than done

Mind of the South | Social History: “Whoever wants to understand the heart and mind of America better know baseball” Jacques Barzun. Not really. They better know the South, the region that more than any other shapes US politics. This piece from 2004 foreshadows much of what shaped the election of Donald Trump and great music.


Class Reclassified | Social History: the reclassification of social classes + the history of wine.  What does middle-class mean any more? Working class? What class are you? It’s time for a re-classification of class.  Which reminds me of wine and not just because I’m a person of class.