America is missing compassion, community and common sense

31 May 202031 May 2020

I shake my head in disagreement whenever someone tells me Donald Trump is responsible for the hell that has descended on the United States. He’s not. He’s amplified it. He’s…

I am not outraged

30 May 202030 May 2020

I am not outraged by the... Actions of a police officer in MinneapolisRhetoric of the presidentEconomic disparityIslamophobiaFears “those” people have of losing or not having health careUnhealthy living conditions “those”…

How will your fall classes be delivered?

29 May 202029 May 2020

A simple poll to close out the week.  

America careens ever closer to the cliff under Trump

29 May 202029 May 2020

Photo: Anthony Moretti 20Jan2017 Minneapolis is burning. The president has nothing to say about it. A police officer has been arrested and charged with 3rd degree murder after suffocating a…

America: What a mess

29 May 202029 May 2020

Photo: Anthony Moretti 18July2016 Everything wrong with America is on full display right now in Minneapolis. A rogue white cop kills a black man amid accusations he might have passed…

Purdue University president Daniels: We can reopen safely (I’m skeptical of the tone of the message)

26 May 202026 May 2020

Let’s take a closer look at Mitch Daniels’ editorial in today’s Washington Post. The Purdue University president questions his critics (you can count me among them) who looked askance at…

AS MUSLIMS CELEBRATE EID AL-FITR

24 May 202024 May 2020

As Muslims around the world celebrate Eid Al Fitr and the end of the 2020 Ramadan season, I share with you an essay I wrote about a month ago. It…

Higher education’s priorities for fall

19 May 202019 May 2020

The spring semester has ended. A summer of, well, we’re not sure of what, awaits. There’s only one certainty over the next few months for those of us fortunate to…

But we need Major League Baseball!

18 May 202015 Apr 2021

Another week begins without Major League Baseball. The 2020 season should have been about 6-weeks-old at this point. We’ll never know what might have taken place over those roughly 40…