A Writer’s Blog

  • The U.S. Pledge of Allegiance or The Oath of Office

    I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Read more

  • Who Controls Your Life — the Big 5 Tech Giants or You?

    Someone from SiriusXM called and asked me what happened to my new 2018 Kia Niro plug-in hybrid, that they couldn’t find/track it. Read more

  • Cory Booker: What Educators and Parents Need to Know

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: ? ? Mitchell Robinson of Michigan State University explains why he could not support for Cory Booker for the Democratic nomination in 2020. He writes: I really don’t want to be a single-issue voter, but education will almost always be the most important issue for me–and Booker is… Read more

  • SPLC: Debtors’ Prison in the United States

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: ? The Southern Poverty Law Center reports that people in some states areimprisoned because they can’t afford to pay fees and fines. The U.S. Supreme Court already ruled that this practice is unconstitutional. It continues. SPLC writes: The people incarcerated in Corinth, Mississippi, have a phrase for it:… Read more

  • Thomas Friedman: Time for the GOP to Threaten to Fire Trump

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Lots of readers of this blog don’t like to hear what conservatives, Republicans, or pundits like Thomas Friedman have to say. I disagree. The only way that Trump will ever be reined in is by the leaders of the GOP. No matter how many progressives are elected to… Read more

  • Sherrilyn Ifill: Racism is a National Security Concern

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Racism and segregation are our nation’s greatest sin, written into our founding and our history. We live with their consequences every day in the misery and blighted lives that stand in sharp contrast to the ideals of our founding documents. We think of ourselves as a just people,… Read more