The Resistance. My friend Regan first brought it to my attention in an email on December 19, a full month before the inauguration. The Resistance. It recalls the scrappy human soldiers in the futuristic clips from the Terminator movie franchise. Nicaragua’s Sandinista freedom fighters in the seventies. My college roommate Tom commandeering the microphone at … Continue reading The Resistance
Month: February 2025
The Final Word
The night before my carpal tunnel surgery in 2023, I blogged: I’m certain they’re operating on the wrong thing—it’s a combination of wanting it fixed and wanting to say I told you so when it isn’t. The doctor who sent me to neurology dismissed my theories, clearly annoyed that I challenged his diagnosis. “Right, I picked up carpal … Continue reading The Final Word
Double Consciousness
On Saturday, the first day of what, until a week ago, was called Black History Month, my wife, daughter and I visited the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Yes, you know this place, its grand entrance is reached by the Rocky stairs—the staircase that Sylvester Stallone famously sprints at the end of his street-training montage in … Continue reading Double Consciousness
The Other Stuff 