What Happens When Politics Breaks Down
First of all, note that there is no question mark in my title. What happens when politics breaks down is what all of us in the United States are currently living through, in real time. In July 1997 I was an eyewitness to an actual, unambiguous coup d’etat in...Song for Insane Times*
(* a nod to the tune of the same name by the late, brilliant songsmith Kevin Ayers) As the calendar advances to what is perhaps the most ominous new year of my lifetime to date, a look back at my musical activities over the past few years reveals a somewhat unsettling...Remembering America
Recently a reader of my book Home Free: An American Road Trip asked me: “I’d guess traveling around the country during the 2012 election would have been interesting, but do you wish you’d done the same for 2016???? 😀” It’s an intriguing,...America Has Already Lost the Election
No matter who wins the presidential election on November 8, America and Americans have already lost. The damage that has been done is not reversible. Donald Trump has energized a large faction of alienated working-class Americans who feel authorized to vent their...Home Free: An American Road trip
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