History shows us that freedom of speech is a fluid and evolving concept that requires continual defense. It’s always under threat. And it’s never absolute. A good example: ...
In 1927 Hoagy Carmichael was a law clerk. One day he happened to hear a sidewalk phonograph playing a recording of his song. He immediately decided to abandon law and make ...
It is as though today’s political arena is grounded on egg shells. The image of a fragmented system is everywhere. A source of the problem points to our legislators. The once ...
The #MeToo movement burst into the headlines in the fall of 2017. What kept people gravitating to the stories was the list of celebrity sexual predators. On the other side, ...
The Occupy movement of 2011 was thought to be unified. Although it created a foundation for future actions, the movement did perpetuate status-quo structures of inequality. ...
When musicians began migrating north to Chicago in 1917, there was one item that was a must. Besides their suitcase and instrument, they had to have social connections in the ...
You’d be hard press to find more enthusiastic musicians who anticipated and relished every beat. McKinney’s Cotton Pickers were a young group who arrived on the jazz scene in ...
Americans are having difficulty distinguishing fact from fiction: Moral from immoral. Society norms are being toppled every day. The word unprecedented is heard daily.
During prohibition train fare to Canada was considerably cheaper than dealing with the mob syndicate that controlled liquor distribution. Not only that, the hooch was much ...
Income and wealth inequality is now a regular topic of conversation. The standard of living for most Americans’ since the Great Recession is either declining or stagnating. ...