Post-Literate, Post-Numerate: Where Will it End?
This week, all the advanced thinkers agree that kids are reading less and we are entering a post-literate age. It…
Pete Buttigieg gets attention
Pete Buttigieg, the former Secretary of Transportation, who was largely AWOL and very gay, is apparently feeling neglected. He’d certainly…
1976: The Year Of The Magical Bicentennial
I’d wanted to write a post for July 4th, but as so often happens, life got in the way, and…
Golf, tennis, whatever — play a sport this summer
Summer is officially in full swing. Wherever you are, chances are it’s probably pretty hot. Read more In Illinois, leaving…
Satire and the diversity of the Italian-American community
The Italian-American communities of Kulpmont, Shamokin, and Mount Carmel, where the scent of peppers and onions still drifts through parish…