Monthly Archives: July 2014

Learning to Love America

A poem for the 4th of July on how immigrants come to love America.

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SCOTUS Traps Women in Doll’s House

The Supreme Court, with its Hobby Lobby decision, is reminiscent of patronizing Torvald Helmer in Ibsen’s “Doll’s House.”

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Viagra and the Drums of War

Scott Bates’ “Viagra” offers up an explanation as to why America’s war hawks won’t go away, even after they bungled so badly.

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Going to Bed before It’s Dark

Stevenson’s “Bed in Summer” captures a child’s sense of injustice as going to bed while it’s still light.

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