When I was a senior in high school, we studied a poem about life in the city. The teacher adamantly stressed that the poem was an allegory about the American dream. Few in the class agreed with her opinion, but after all, she was the teacher, and she knew best. Well, it just …
A new school year has started, and so has the perennial debate about the suitability of any number of books. Too often, it seems, we believe in freedom of speech and press for ourselves, but not for others. The books I like are OK to read, but the books you like aren’t OK. …
7-19-21 Former CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite is reported to have said he knew he was doing a good job when everyone was mad at him If that sentiment is true, then Facebook must really be doing a great job. Everyone, it seems, is complaining about bias and misinformation on the social media site. For …
