Those of a certain age may well remember a momentous speech in late March 1968. An embattled President Lyndon Johnson went on national TV ostensibly to update the American people on the status of the Vietnam War. LBJ had ordered a massive bombing of North Vietnam and was hoping the barrage would bring Ho Chi [...]

As I have stated before in this space, I am not an economist. Far from it. I’m a creative writer. Usually, creativity and finances don’t go together well. (For example, I believe the U.S. Congress would like to ask Hunter Biden some questions about some creative monetary manipulations right now.) But that’s another story. This [...]

Perhaps you’ve seen that one of the latest issues dividing politicos is the purported plan to ban gas stoves in the U.S. On one side of the fiery brouhaha are Republicans and conservatives in general who claim Joe Biden and his minions have said point blank, “We’re coming for your stove. Just give it up [...]

Long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I was proud and privileged to be part of the writing force behind the creation of storylines and scripts for a long-running TV daytime drama. In order to participate in this endeavor, I had to join the Writers Guild of America West. It wasn’t cheap to [...]