Ethnicity Is a Choice

When we are taught history, we are given the impression that distinctly different tribes and nationalities were always the norm.  After all, it’s a lot simpler to grasp.  There may be mention of the taking of Sabine women, but even the absorption of the Greeks...

Superman and Uncle Sam

The all-American comic hero Superman announced he will be renouncing his citizenship before the United Nations. After I heard the news, I discussed it with a graphic novel aficionado and discovered it wasn’t what I thought, yet another example of the wisdom to...

State of the Blog Address

It was January of last year that I lamented the lack of readership of this blog.  Since that time, I’ve partnered with Professor Barry Fagin, regular editorialist from the Colorade Springs Gazette (who were early enough adoptes of the Internet to register...