One may wonder what there is new to say about the civil rights movement. In the immediate aftermath of Barack Obama’s first election it seemed to some as though the entire movement completed its mission and could be summed...
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30 May 2015
Book Review: A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in American Life By Allyson Hobbs
Reading A Chosen Exile reminded me of an incident I experienced as a young lady. When I was growing up-I’m a Baby Boomer...
26 April 2015
As someone who has a master’s degree in political science, I am somewhat embarrassed
to say that my first reaction to the congressional hearings on Watergate was one of extreme
annoyance: the networks cancelled all regular programming...
24 April 2015
Once again, a sci-fi flick is asking the burning question: Is romance possible between man and machine?
In 2013, Her made the prospect seem inviting, especially since the machine was represented by the warm (if...
16 April 2015
Great Jazz Albums
This spring herald's the 50th Anniversary of arguably the greatest Jazz album ever released. I don’t write these words lightly. There are many contenders.
“Kinda Blue”...
16 April 2015
While the ridiculous Ameriflora exhibition took up residence at Franklin Park in downtown Columbus in 1992 – inexplicably there to commemorate the 500th anniversary Columbus “discovering America” – then-President George...
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