15 Oct, 2023
Boxes
Boxes by Tom H. Hastings 446 words Little boxes, made of ticky-tacky…–Malvina Reynolds When someone is determined to ignore the...
15 Oct, 2023
20 Sep, 2023
Vile
Vile by Tom H. Hastings 578 words “Every day professional librarians sit down with parents to thoughtfully determine what reading...
18 Sep, 2023
Shutdown showdown
Shutdown? showdown by Tom H. Hastings 602 words “I’d shut down the government if they can’t make an appropriate deal,...
14 Sep, 2023
High holidays of peace
High holidays of peace by Tom H. Hastings 510 words “You and I–my fellow citizens–need to be strong in our...
7 Sep, 2023
22 Years Do-Over Thought Experiment
22 Years Do-Over Thought Experiment by Tom H. Hastings 741 words I’ll get on my knees and pray We don’t...
28 Aug, 2023
War crime and other redundancies
War crime and other redundancies by Tom H. Hastings 614 words “Show me anything in war that is moral.” –Sir...
18 Aug, 2023
The Map Is Not the Territory
The Map Is Not the Territory by Tom H. Hastings 650 words Though he gave credit to another social scientist...
13 Aug, 2023
Arms Deals Are Bad Deals
Arms Deals Are Bad Deals by Tom H. Hastings 1280 words When the US gives arms to other nations, that...
30 Jul, 2023
Hot Minute, Finest Hour, Build v Wreck, Cut Rate
Hot Minute, Finest Hour, Build v Wreck, Cut Rate by Tom H. Hastings 640 words Published in: Knox Ville Daily...
17 Jul, 2023
Evil Gap
Evil Gap by Tom H. Hastings 671 words In the 1950s we were warned that the Soviet Union had so...
11 Jun, 2023
Fault on Father’s Day
Fault on Father’s Day by Tom H. Hastings 847 words I grew up with a very athletic Dad who was...
21 May, 2023
Dogwhistling DeSantis
Dogwhistling DeSantis by Tom H. Hastings 432 words The 2024 Republican presidential primary is really shaping up. Amongst the randos...
18 May, 2023
Ceilings, cliffs, walls, falls
Ceilings, cliffs, walls, falls by Tom H. Hastings 906 words Ceilings Janet Yellen may be physically small in stature, but...
29 Apr, 2023
Public Health 101: Guns
Public Health 101: Guns by Tom H. Hastings 871 words A Texas “gun enthusiast,” Francisco Oropeza, 39, was firing off his...
16 Apr, 2023
How to Convert a War to Peace
How to Convert a War to Peace by Tom H. Hastings 861 words Many attempts have been made to stop...