As the French get ready for the “rentrée” – the annual back-to-school/back-to-work day following the August vacation – social peace…
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Fifty Years After: The Sixties in historical perspective
An Elegiac Evocation By Richard Greeman Nineteen sixty-eight (sigh!)… What a wonderful year that was! Rebellions breaking out all over…
Richard Greeman, Letter from Morocco
Dear Friends, I have just returned from an inspiring trip to Rabat and Marrakech, where the massive, peaceful, demonstrations of…
Pope Quits, So What? by Richard Greeman
Dear Friends, Why should agnostics, atheists, secular humanists, and/or Leftists give a shit about the latest crisis in the scandal-ridden…
Letters from Richard Greeman in France: Burkinis and Bombs
Dear Friends, Following the publication of my historical footnote (« Burkinis and Bombs : What’s New ? »)[1] which sparked…
Such Great Heights: Icarus and American Democracy
Icarus (Netflix) offers a cautionary tale about the high stakes of sports and another grand experiment: our democratic republic. By…
Forty Years Later, Can Punk Still Provoke?
By Randal DoaneOriginally published on Louder than WarAugust 24th, 2017 In 1977, punk took hold on both sides of the…
David Bowie: Hunky Dory, Indeed
By Randal DoaneOriginally published inLouder than WarMarch 2016 From ages thirteen to eighteen, I exchanged my every spare dollar for…
Assembling your thanks-Mom-and-Dad-I’m-off-to-college playlist
By Randal DoaneMediumAugust 15th, 2017 “We have jazz hands! And lemonade! Best year ever!” Orientation 2014: Move In and Convocation — Nazareth…
U2’s The Miracle (of Joey Ramone): Homage or Requiem?
Reposted from Louder Than War who picked it up from Randal Doane’s blog page: http://stealingalltransmissions.wordpress.com/October 3, 2014 by Randal Doane…