Why North Korea Feels Different Than Iran Many people wonder why North Korea, a country that already has nuclear weapons, … More
Tag: politics
Who Controls the Power Controls the Country
People keep talking about regime change in Iran as if it could happen quickly — maybe the people rise up, … More
Spare Me the Sudden Moral Outrage
The way people have started convoluting the word “America” with “the United States of America” makes me sick. Suddenly, we’re … More
Normal Americans Need to Take Their Country Back
I spent part of my workout today watching Holocaust documentaries on YouTube. Sounds morbid, I know. But I actually think … More
It Never Seems to Be Enough
Every time I watch the news or listen to a podcast after a major crime, the questions come fast and … More
How a Revolution Almost Didn’t Happen (A Fictional Story)
By the time the emergency order came down, the anger had already been brewing for years. It lived in closed … More
When Stability Turns Into Anger: A Question I Can’t Ignore
Why is this happening? That’s the question I keep coming back to, and it’s not a casual one. It’s a … More
Tax Prep Time, A family Tradition because I learn something new every year
When “Provisional Income” Stopped Being Provisional How a 30-Year-Old Tax Rule Let Inflation Do the Dirty Work I’ve reached the … More
Men, Women, Power—and the Era I Lived In
We’ve reached a point in this country where men’s behavior toward women from decades ago is being judged as if … More
You Benefited From the System. Why Are You Willing to Burn It Down?
I’ve been thinking a lot about why emotions so often crowd out facts, especially among people who should know better. … More
This Stuff Runs Deep With Me
History always repeats itself I’m an Italian American who lived through the end of the Mafia era in the Northeast. … More
We’ve Seen This Before
I keep hearing people talk about what’s happening in Minnesota and other states as if it’s some brand-new problem, something … More