Worthy of a state funeral

In the last couple of years, the field I work in — social studies — has been under attack from the right wing, claiming that social studies undermines the teaching of history. This is patently ridiculous, as  [more...]

I walked into the garage and opened the door, and the unique smell of the garage flashed me back to 1981, to the smell of my grandparent’s garage which is still there, about a mile away from my house. The freshy  [more...]

How weird is it that there was that band in the 80s called “Katrina and the Waves?”
I mean, the only thing more prophetic would have been a band called “Katrina and the Storm Surge.”