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ON THE CUSP OF A NEW YEAR: A MEDITATION ON GERSHWIN, DUDAMEL, THE LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AND HUMAN POSSIBILITY

This is a re-post of a piece I wrote which I still want to hope is achievable – in spite of what we have experienced this year.   They made me cry tonight. This evening I watched a concert. The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra led by the brilliant young conductor Gustavo Dudamel, with guest pianist … Continue reading

PUTTING CHRIST BACK IN CHRISTMAS THE “FAMILY VALUES” WAY

The Family Research Council, Focus on the Family, and The Christian Coalition have just issued a report condemning certain Christmas carols as “un-Christ-like, un-Christian, unfriendly to family values, aiding in the advancement and glorification of certain un-American lifestyles, and just plain no good.” Pointing out that the carol “Deck The Halls,” is the most egregious … Continue reading

THE SURPRISE PRESIDENT; DONALD J. TRUMP

In his victory speech last night, after thanking all those who stood by him and helped him to victory and, then after graciously praising Hillary Clinton saying “Hillary has worked very long and very hard over a long period of time, and we owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our … Continue reading

DESPICABLE; THE REPUBLICAN LEGACY

The Republican Party has already made it quite clear that if Hillary Clinton is elected President they will not let her govern, they will not consider her Supreme Court appointee and they will, in fact, block any of her initiatives – and they will hold hearings with the expressed intention to impeach. This is where … Continue reading

JUST SAYIN’

This country has far too many stupid people in it for my taste. What should we make of a country where millions of people would spend time watching a TV show called Lip Sync Battle? And enjoying it? Where millions of people start almost every sentence with the words “I mean…” Where the theme song … Continue reading

THE ONE – AND ONLY – JOB OF REPUBLICANS

“I don’t want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub.” – Grover Norquist With the exception of legislating against gay marriage, being responsible for voting laws that disenfranchise poorer voters, cutting funding for education, legislating against … Continue reading