An Italian-American Writer & Poet with a Yankee Outsider Perspective
During July 4th, our national day of celebration, it was good to remember what principles guided the nation over the years. Plus, with Minnesota government shut down, it’s also salutary to consider human limitations and what we need most from … Continued
Minnesota state government will shut down July 1st if there is no budget passed by the Republican legislature and accepted by the Democratic governor. Need I repeat, this peril has been looming for months, made more acute by the need … Continued
One of the beauties of the elegant French novel with a hedgehog in its title is its subdued but often hilarious and biting satire of a wealthy French family. This family could be American. Perhaps that’s one reason Muriel Barbery’s … Continued
In our press lately, we’re being treated to a furor over Sarah Palin’s gaffe about Paul Revere–did he or didn’t he alert the British that the Americans were coming? Or was it more as you and I learned in school, … Continued