Remarkably he still had his hair when the beginning came – the beginning of his afterlife. That powdered-egg pelt: still enough to comb combatively. That Caramelo face: oh, yeah. Remarkable for one not alive — and as identifiable as ever when St. Peter acknowledged him from atop a golden barrier. “Where’s the entrance?” he demanded,…
In recent weeks we’ve seen a new breed of first responders when disaster hits. Not the fire department. Not the EMTs. Not the cops. No, even faster are politicians misrepresenting facts and placing blame on whomever they can finger; facts be damned. Hence, while we see the very best of humanity in the public servants…
The executioner’s clock ticked. The felon-elect paced the floor. Surely the Supreme Court would deliver a reprieve. When only four of his man-servants – Alito, Thomas, Kavanaugh, Gorsuch — voted his way, he imagined a grim future that was already assured: no jail for his crime, no probation, no community service, not even 30 minutes…
You can’t ignore politics, no matter how much you’d like to. – Molly Ivins In the quest toward a wiser and more just society, my wife is on the front lines. Meaning she’s the first to read the words my fingers formulate here. Last week when, as usual, I asked her to read my weekly…