My children’s ancestors came to the New World over a period of almost 300 years, the first that I know of for certain arriving on the Mayflower in 1620 and the last being Poles arriving from the border region between Russia and Poland around 1915. In between their ancestors were primarily English, Dutch, and German […]
I work as a family services attorney in a county juvenile court. There are two basic kinds of cases I deal with, those where the caregivers are not appropriately caring for the children and those where the children are behaving inappropriately. I use the work “appropriately” and “inappropriately” because of the wide range of circumstances […]
A common misconception of those assumed to be on the political right, as well as some of the more naïve souls on the political left, is that self-described Anarchists and Marxists are kindred spirits, if not co-conspirators. History teaches that in the long run this is far from the case, and a dangerous misconception to […]
The phrase, “There’s no I in team,” has been bandied about in team sports for decades. Although the phrase’s origins may not be readily apparent, the sentiment the phrase conveys is. Selfish players do not a good team make, me first players are not conducive to team success, individuals need to sacrifice for the greater […]
The history of racial and ethnic strife in the United States, in particular the treatment and status of those citizens of African descent, is long and complex. Other groups can claim being treated poorly from time to time but no other group has as consistently, pervasively, and with as grave of consequences been mistreated as […]
I currently work as an attorney, mostly representing indigent defendants or family members in abuse and neglect cases. Prior to that, for almost 20 years, I worked as a re-upholsterer, putting new fabric on old furniture. After my junior and senior years during and for a few years after high school I worked for various […]
Chinese Law Professor, Xu Zhangrun, was reportedly recently released from detention by the Chinese government. Prior to his detainment about a week ago Xu was notable as one of the very few Chinese academics, or other Chinese nationals of note, who had been allowed to openly criticize the Chinese Communist Party in general, and level […]
Ahmed Evans was self-styled Black Nationalist that was involved in a shoot-out with officers of the Cleveland Police Department in 1968 in Cleveland’s predominantly African American Glenville neighborhood. His story is largely forgotten today but there are lessons to be learned from Evans’ life, the reaction to George Floyd’s death, and the re-emergence of Black […]
Corporate America made a deal with the devil, or dragon if you prefer, when Corporate America made a deal with the Chinese Communist Party. The deal’s basic outline is that the CCP would provide cheap labor inputs to manufacturers and/or access to Chinese consumers, and Corporate America would turn a blind eye and remain silent […]
Walter Rathenau was a successful German-Jewish industrialist who helped organize Imperial Germany’s industrial production during World War I. Rathenau was a German patriot and some would say his organizational skills were critical to Germany staying in the war for as long as they did. When the war started, he was reported to have said, “On […]