Category: Nafsi ya Jamii

About six months ago, my friend, Bob Wing wrote a missive to a selected list (as far as I know) arguing that progressives (the left) should whole heartedly participate in the electoral process from within the Democrat Party. He pointedly invited comment; at the time I reviewed it but waited to see what others had…

One day, my five year old grandson asked me what super power I wanted to have. His world was intensely populated with superheroes from Ninja Turtles through Hancock, one of the many black superheroes, this one played by Will Smith in the movie with the same name. Emilio, my grandson, was trying to figure out…

On June 4, the Pew Research Center For The People & The Press came out with a report titled, “Trends in American Values 1987-2012: Partisan Polarization Surges in the Bush, Obama Years.” My first response was “Yea, tell me something I don’t already know.” There are decisions that both Presidents have made or not made…