Vote Tomorrow, November 6, 2018 We are in the fight of our lives, and this election is the most important one yet. The Trump presidency is not only systematically attempting to undo the positive changes of the Obama years, but is attacking the institutions of Democracy itself. … [Read more...]
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Pittsburgh, Kentucky, and Beyond
As I sat quietly last Sunday evening during the Tree of Life memorial ceremony at Congregation Beth Israel, the only synagogue in the City of Charlottesville, my mind was flooded with images of so many incidents that preceded what occurred in Pittsburgh last week. All mass … [Read more...]
Kavanaugh, Due Process, And Legislative Impasse In Richmond
Few Washington events have rivaled the spectacle and drama of the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings. Once thought a shoe-in for the U.S. Supreme Court, the conservative judge is now embroiled in a maelstrom of accusations that include attempted sexual assault, prolific drinking, … [Read more...]
24 Words For Equality — Adopt the ERA
Ten days ago, my wife and I attended a screening of “Iron Jawed Angels” in celebration of Women’s Equality Day. Filmed in Virginia in 2004, it tells the story of Alice Paul and her efforts to gain universal suffrage for American women in the early decades of the 20th century. … [Read more...]
Reflections on Immigration, Race, and the Week of the 4th of July.
Almost every year since I arrived in Charlottesville in 1981, my wife Nancy and I have attended the annual July 4th naturalization ceremony at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. Last week, another 67 people born in countries as diverse as Iraq and Ghana took the oath of U.S. … [Read more...]
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