I will now sheepishly admit that when it was first announced, I was jealous of the DOGE — President Trump’s so-called Dept. of Government Efficiency. When I worked for the […]

I’ve been mulling why it is that The Brutalist has captivated film critics. At three and a half hours, it’s a weighty film, and much was clearly invested in the […]

Every day since last week’s inauguration, we have heard of the dismantling of another initiative that was put in place decades ago to end institutional racism and hiring practices that […]

When I moved to Wellfleet 20 years ago, I went to get a library card. The librarian volunteered a bit of local flavor to me, the newcomer. “In Wellfleet,” she […]

The unfinished work that Abraham Lincoln referred to in the Gettysburg Address has been on my mind lately, as have the words of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. […]

Working at Wellfleet Town Hall, I find that memories of growing up here come back easily to me. All it takes is a slight change in the light, a sound, […]

I have gotten a dose of much-needed inspiration from what just happened in South Korea. In case you missed it, the political opposition there joined with members of President Yoon […]

My old friend and colleague Marty at Blair Academy in New Jersey wrote the other day, saying, “Hope I can outlive this mess” and asking how I’m faring. I wrote […]

Like so many others, I’m trying to find my bearings, my way forward. One moment, I’m ready for action, for the resistance (again), ready to fight Trump (again), but then […]

“As is so with every story, once the end reveals itself the beginning and the middle can be understood anew.” —James Carroll (Constantine’s Sword, 2001) I’m reading James Carroll’s fascinating […]