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Some Monumentally Hard Decisions Jun. 30, 2020
One of the recently vandalized monuments is a statue of poet John Greenleaf Whittier. Someone smeare... Read More
Who Cares About You? Oct. 02, 2019
During my student days at a UCLA economics department faculty/graduate student coffee hour in the 19... Read More
Why Reparations Talk Is Harmful Sep. 20, 2019
Three Democratic candidates for president, Julian Castro, Cory Booker and Marianne Williamson, have ... Read More
Slavery Is Neither Strange Nor Peculiar May. 29, 2019
The favorite leftist tool for the attack on our nation's founding is that slavery was sanctioned. Th... Read More
Frederick Douglass and Voting Rights Feb. 01, 2019
I have been reading — more accurately, listening to — David Blight's new biography, "Fre... Read More
Frederick Douglass and Gun Control Feb. 28, 2018
President Trump has signed into law bipartisan legislation establishing the Frederick Douglass Bicen... Read More
Frederick Douglass: Bookends of a Great American Life Mar. 10, 2017
Abolitionist Frederick Douglass and I go way back — to the day I discovered his "Life and Time... Read More
What the Death of Alton Sterling Can Teach Us About Making America Great Jul. 07, 2016
The Fourth of July is a time to celebrate America's highest ideals, including our rights to life, li... Read More
Historic Lessons to Guide the Immigration Debate Jul. 02, 2016
The political divide in this country has completely paralyzed us. Generally speaking, half of us thi... Read More
Real Life is Just as Fascinating as Fiction. Nov. 02, 2015
Non-fiction books can be as exciting as those that are made up. These picture books capture the peri... Read More
Take a Washington Detour to Frederick Douglass' Cedar Hill Home Jan. 10, 2015
By Fyllis Hockman OK, you've seen the Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, the de rigueur number of... Read More
