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Joe’s presidential mien trumped Bernie’s headless chicken

Joe’s presidential mien trumped Bernie’s headless chicken

Have you heard about Mike the Headless Chicken? This is a true story. Mike’s owner, a Colorado farmer, cut his head off in September 1945. But somehow Mike didn’t get the memo that he was dead. He lived another 18 months, earning the nickname Miracle Mike,...
Churchill vs. vaudeville: Who would you prefer in a crisis?

Churchill vs. vaudeville: Who would you prefer in a crisis?

I’ve been reading Erik Larson’s new book, The Splendid and the Vile, which chronicles the first year of Winston Churchill’s wartime stint as prime minister. He was a gifted rhetorician who used the power of words to move a nation. He combined grim...
Earth to Bernie: A message from the Democratic electorate

Earth to Bernie: A message from the Democratic electorate

Dear Bernie, You are toast and we smell the burn. We are shutting you down. We are not “corporate” or “Wall Street” or “millionaires and billionaires.” We are just everyday Democrats – African-Americans and white suburbanites,...