The Strange Death of Liberal America

Welcome to something unusual--a blog that does not feature rants but essays to make you think. It features the kind of long analytical pieces that used to regularly grace some of the nation's leading publications. Because of their length and depth I invite you to read them as you would one of those magazines. Print out an essay you like and read it at your leisure.

Because of my disability essays appear as they are written. Sometimes there may be gaps longer than a week which usually means I am unable to write or tied up in other projects.

I invite you to explore the content using the search feature. Unlike "rant-of-the-day," thirty word cut-and-paste jobs that pass for commentary these days, many essays on this blog hearken back to the days when newspapers, magazines and television featured thought-provoking analysis. Because of that the content of this blog is still relevant even when it might have been written three years ago. .

APOLOGIES: I have been extremely ill the past month and also tied up with trying to finish another book. That is why essays have been so irregular. Keep checking back.

What the Rich Are Doing With Their Tax Cuts--Let'em Drink Wine at Walter Reed

How the Rich Are Spending Their Tax Cuts Shutting Out American Workers

What the Rich Are Doing With Their Tax Cuts--Buying Football Stadiums and

What the Rich Are Doing With Their Tax Cuts--The Robin Hood Dinner

What the Rich Are Doing With Their Tax Cuts--Building Backyard Fireplaces

The Continuing Decline of Journalism

Jimmy Stewart's Speech in Mr. Smith

Why the Fairness Doctrine Matters

Pfizer Layoffs and Executive Compensation

The Myth of Karl Rove

Graphing the True Impact of Reaganomics

John Kennedy's Profile in Courage: The Civil Rights Speech, Part One

Time to Revive the Stump Speech

My publisher has finally relented and if you search the net you can find copies of Strange Death at a more reasonable price. You can even find used copies.

I get no royalties on any of this. Discounts are not part of the deal. However, like most writers to me it is not the money that matters but getting read.

No time to read an essay? Use the print button to print it out and read it when and where you want.

Get your information from primary sources not search engines.

Pew Research Center

The Brookings Institution

The Census Bureau

The World Health Organization

The Supreme Court

U.S. Senate

U.S. House

Breaking through: John B. McLendon, Basketball Legend and Civil Rights Pioneer

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If you get frustrated because essays do not appear often enough you might want to make use of the search feature. The archives contain several hundred essays on a large variety of topics, all researched with the same standards as the ones you see on the main page. Enter any name or term you like and you are likely to find something on it. For those who are interested in the financial crisis, this blog has been on that issue for four years. I am willing put coverage of that issue up against any source out there.

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Unlike some bloggers who seem to have a desire to be media stars but have no personal involvement in anything, I have devoted my life to working for justice. As a first generation American, I learned from my family that we must constantly defend democracy and the idea of the level playing field that sustains it.

I urge all readers to become involved in their communities and believe any blogger who spends more time writing than working for justice has no creds.