Stars Bars and the KKK June 16, 2020 I won’t vouch for the accuracy of this Facebook found story of the Confederacy’s flag but I suspect its true. In any event, in… Continue Reading
Posthumous Justice for black Americans June 12, 2020 This is a story about Duluth and Minnesota when it bent over backward to prove an innocent man guilty of murder to mask the… Continue Reading
If you lived in a democratic precinct in a rabid Republican state…. June 12, 2020 …like these poor Georgia voters who’s former Secretary of State canceled the voting rights of a quarter million voter registrants this is what you… Continue Reading
Egoists abound June 10, 2020 NOTE: My French studies must be working I used something closer to a french construction of the word egoiste than the English Egotist. Two… Continue Reading
Just Mercy June 7, 2020 Apropos everything about the last two weeks Claudia had me watch a book she has raved about for some time. Just Mercy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Mercy Its… Continue Reading
Dressed looking for a fight June 6, 2020 A useful bit of news regarding violence on and by police. If you show up dressed like Darth Vader instead of a regular street… Continue Reading
Reconciliation June 5, 2020 While another Minnesota atrocity has led to protest marches far beyond the borders of Minnesota and the United States other Minnesota locales are attempting… Continue Reading
The new boutique Republicans: Crush Dissent June 5, 2020 Thank you Tom Cotton. Orville Faubus would be proud of his Arkansas successor. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/opinion/tom-cotton-protests-military.html Tom Cotton probably lives by the motto “Shoot first and… Continue Reading
Throughline June 5, 2020 I can’t find NPR’s short piece from this morning about how policing developed in the United States from something closer to vigilantism to catch… Continue Reading
The George S Robb Center recognizes soldiers short changed due to their race June 4, 2020 A wonderful legacy of my Grandfather’s life from his old Alma Mater: Continue Reading
Science worth considering May 1, 2020 Two stories from the NYT are more proof that the Times has become my go-to media for science news: 3 Africans in Mexico City… Continue Reading
Whittling my Ruminations down to recent TV watching April 7, 2020 Discretion is the better part of valor…..or so it is said. Intelligent television can provoke deep thoughts. The other night I watched a one-episode… Continue Reading
American Shams March 17, 2020 Salon ran a short thoughtful piece that began with the government showing flexibility where it once was arbitrary. This piece in Salon is well… Continue Reading
Get your MAWA caps October 20, 2019 Make America White Again These boy’s great grandfather’s may have hunted down uppity black people to lynch or return to their slave masters. Their… Continue Reading
Confirmation of my comments about desegregation… October 18, 2019 …in the column found in the previous post. When I get my News Tribune delivered to my door I check several things that I… Continue Reading
Tomorrow’s column a few hours early October 16, 2019 Duluth School Board District 2 candidate Harry Welty speaks during a candidate forum sponsored by the Duluth News Tribune and the Duluth Chamber of… Continue Reading
Rainy Day Racists October 5, 2019 It’s raining when I should be putting up more of Alanna Oswald’s and my lawnsigns. Oh well. I guess I’ll chew up a few… Continue Reading
George S. Robb Center for the study of the Great War September 18, 2019 I haven’t figured out how to upload Facebook videos to my blog. This one came from the Historical Center named after my Grandfather. My… Continue Reading
Think global but act local – Welty style September 1, 2019 Were Republicans ever good? I have never had any doubts about the answer to that question. And yet, in my life I’ve been aware… Continue Reading