How far do you go? Do you boycott products (and people) based upon related or unrelated views on abortion?
I wrote an article about JFK and Obama, and about how people compare them. It’s also about the generally positive attitude towards our new president seen in Philadelphia, from an Irish American perspective.
Dear Friend, Co-Editors Tara Meacham and Michael Wiles are happy to announce the truly inaugural release of The Revised American, a progressive e-zine/narrative blog hybrid. The first issue is available online at http://www.therevisedamerican.com. We are also currently seeking submissions and encourage you to submit. Information on our mission, submission guidelines, and upcoming themes can be [ Read More ]
I wrote a blurb about Irish pubs in Philly celebrating the inauguration over at the Examiner. Please read it!
I wrote a Thanksgiving/election poem over at Associated Content. Please check it out!
I published some political commentary over at Associated Content. Check it out if you’re looking for a pro-Obama response to the tax situation. I focused a bit on my experiences living in Michigan as well.
Apparently the Bush family dog bit a reporter. I would be angry and frustrated, too, if President Bush was my leader. Oh wait. He is. And I am. At least a new era is coming. Hopefully Barney the pugnacious Scottish Terrier can fade quietly into retirement without attacking anyone else, but I’m sure that relinquishing [ Read More ]
It’s finally almost over. I recall with pride all of the times I was told “if you don’t like the way things are in America, leave!” I told those people I wouldn’t leave, and that I believed in the system, and that I’d vote to change it. Then I did. At heart, I’m still a [ Read More ]