Marc JohnsonMay 22, 20188 minDemocracy Dies In Broad Daylight . . .“I love Jeff Bezos for what he’s done for the Washington Post, but their headline on top of the paper, the motto, ‘democracy dies in...
Marc JohnsonMay 22, 20188 minDemocracy Dies In Broad Daylight . . .“I love Jeff Bezos for what he’s done for the Washington Post, but their headline on top of the paper, the motto, ‘democracy dies in...
Marc JohnsonApr 16, 20187 minThe End of the Beginning …We don’t know the precise path the next few months will take. There will be resistance and denial and counterattacks. But it seems likely...
Marc JohnsonApr 16, 20187 minThe End of the Beginning …We don’t know the precise path the next few months will take. There will be resistance and denial and counterattacks. But it seems likely...
Marc JohnsonSep 21, 20178 minAmusing Ourselves to Death…“Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth.” ― Aldous Huxley, Brave New World ———— I have...
Marc JohnsonSep 21, 20178 minAmusing Ourselves to Death…“Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth.” ― Aldous Huxley, Brave New World ———— I have...
Marc JohnsonJan 5, 20174 minRead…It’s Good for You…“About a quarter of American adults (26%) say they haven’t read a book in whole or in part in the past year, whether in print, electronic...
Marc JohnsonJan 5, 20174 minRead…It’s Good for You…“About a quarter of American adults (26%) say they haven’t read a book in whole or in part in the past year, whether in print, electronic...
Marc JohnsonMar 29, 20163 minLife is Sentimental…“Life is sentimental. Why should I be cold and hard about it? That’s the main content. The biggest thing in people’s lives is their loves...
Marc JohnsonMar 29, 20163 minLife is Sentimental…“Life is sentimental. Why should I be cold and hard about it? That’s the main content. The biggest thing in people’s lives is their loves...
Marc JohnsonMar 24, 20154 minStrong InsideI love college basketball and of course the love affair is in full blossom this time of year. My romance began in 1966 when a bunch of...
Marc JohnsonMar 24, 20154 minStrong InsideI love college basketball and of course the love affair is in full blossom this time of year. My romance began in 1966 when a bunch of...
Marc JohnsonNov 21, 20144 minNot the Party of LincolnLincoln’s Social and Economic Policy In one year of his presidency, 1862, Lincoln signed four nation changing acts. One was the Homestead...
Marc JohnsonNov 21, 20144 minNot the Party of LincolnLincoln’s Social and Economic Policy In one year of his presidency, 1862, Lincoln signed four nation changing acts. One was the Homestead...
Marc JohnsonFeb 10, 20143 minRemarkable, But Shouldn’t Be…You might say football is in a way a metaphor for American culture. We love the ritual and root for our favorites, while quietly...
Marc JohnsonDec 26, 20133 minThe Year in BooksI did something this year that I have never done before. I kept track of everything I read. The list is eclectic, heavy on non-fiction,...
Marc JohnsonNov 4, 20134 minPower to the PeopleAmong the raft of Executive Orders signed by Roosevelt, and permitted under the Emergency Act, was the creation of the Rural...
Marc JohnsonOct 10, 20134 minWhat’s In a NameWhile the nation dangles one foot over the fiscal cliff and while most of the federal government remains shut down, the epicenter of...
Marc JohnsonAug 9, 20135 minMy Summer Reading List1913: The World Before the Great War The best book I’ve read in a while is the work of a British historian Charles Emmerson called 1913:...
Marc JohnsonDec 27, 20123 minGood Reads this Yearstatesman/writer of the 20th – or perhaps any – Century. Over his long life he made serious money as a writer, won the Nobel Prize for...