I'm really excited that my cousin Mark and I are going to game two of the World Series tonight at Dodger Stadium. It wasn't cheap bu...

Tomorrow Joan and I will set out on a trip to Greece. For someone who taught Western History for 35 years this should be a real thrill. We...

Climate change deniers often like to say we can't afford to undertake the mitigations necessary to reduce carbon pollution and transitio...

We need to remove all the Confederate statues from public places in the United States. A statue of a person in a public place in our culture...

I've been asked to comment on the recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia.   Charlottesville shows the Confederate element in the S...

I just wanted to comment on a personal note this week. Yesterday Joan and I celebrated 40 years of marriage together! She is the best thing ...

Congress has now made it quite clear it doesn't trust President Donald Trump--and that includes Republicans as well as Democrats. The Ho...