17 Feb, 2021
Profiles in pusillanimity
A very young John F. Kennedy, World War II skipper of the small stricken PT 109, showed selfless courage and dogged persistence...
17 Feb, 2021
24 Jan, 2021
Feeding two birds with one hand
As a new administration takes charge in the US, possibilities are opening. Many of our biggest...
11 Jan, 2021
Emergency response
Emergency response by Tom H. Hastings 834 words Published in: The Orange Leader, Nation of Change, LA Progressive, The Hastings...
1 Jan, 2021
Exit in disgrace
Will he leave in the middle of the night, embarrassed by his four years of crude, rude, lying, and...
17 Dec, 2020
The Red House: A Cautionary Tale
The Red House: A Cautionary Tale by Saskia Hostetler Lippy MD and Tom H. Hastings 822 words Published in: The...
2 Dec, 2020
Earth to Portland: Dispatch from the Nation’s Problem Child
We live in Portland, Oregon. As almost anyone in our town will tell you...
16 Nov, 2020
The brat
No! No concede! Won’t! Won’t won’t won’t! Donald Trump is a spoiled brat. His election to the highest office...
13 Sep, 2020
Hang together or hang separately
“Ben Franklin warned his pals—the other Founders—that unity was the overriding goal as they struggled for freedom from British rule.” Tom...
3 Sep, 2020
Be a viral superspreader
“I’m hoping you’ll agree to be a viral superspreader—in a good way, in a way that actually defends democracy and...
30 Aug, 2020
Murderers for Trump
“The shooting war has started. Every act of violence committed by those who say they oppose Trump is actually an...
6 Aug, 2020
Counter-coup
“Gene Sharp called it a self-coup. Sharp was arguably the most influential theorist in the field of nonviolent social movement...
11 Jul, 2020
Looters
“During the uprising following the brutal filmed murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, Trump called some of the rioters...
3 Jul, 2020
Matriots
“We are in another time of the superpatriot, the true believers in obedience to the Commander-in-Chief, to every armed agent...
28 May, 2020
Never forget, never again
“George Floyd was just a guy. He was a guy at the margins, allegedly writing a forged check to pay...
22 May, 2020
Memorial Day rethought
“It was 35 years ago that, as a man of 34, I ventured forth to commit my first felony…” Tom...