THE BELATED JOY OF REJECTION Naïve. Impressionable. Shy. Reserved. Immature.  Subject to hype. These described me. And the hype was that social life revolved around fraternities. In fact, life at UVA revolved around fraternities.                 To be rejected…

            This is my lucky day. Or soon will be.             A friend of long ago connected with me on Facebook or whatever it is called today. Actually, it was through the app, Messenger. I will call her…

DEMOCRACY UNDER SIEGE             Described as the “celebrity physician” by The New York Times, Dr. Mehmet Oz is running for U.S. senator in Pennsylvania. In an appeal to conservative voters on the hot-button subjects of vaccines and Covid-19,…

The late Elie Wiesel, probably the most well-known Holocaust survivor, recognized the issue when he wrote, “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” In today’s political…