Marc JohnsonAug 17, 20156 min readPlaying Not to Lose…Hillary Clinton is campaigning as if she were running out the clock, trying not to lose rather than playing to win. North Carolina’s Dean...
Marc JohnsonMay 1, 20155 min readVisiting (Again) Flyover Country…I’ve spent the last two weeks on a 3,000 mile road trip through nine very rural western and southwestern states – flyover country for...
Marc JohnsonMar 24, 20154 min readStrong 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 JohnsonApr 30, 20145 min readEthical StandardsI hope, and believe, that the late, great former Commissioner of Baseball smiles in a peaceful place where everyone is surrounded by...
Marc JohnsonApr 28, 20144 min readPost-RacialAmericans of color may have significantly more challenges to overcome with employment, education, health and housing than most white...
Marc JohnsonMar 8, 20123 min readThe Jackrabbits!Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, NO…the Jacks The Associated Press reported yesterday that some guy from Pennsylvania – Pennsylvania? – called the...
Marc JohnsonMar 1, 20122 min readHe Had GameSome boys with a beat up basketball to dribble, a rim – hopefully with a net – in the driveway to shoot at and a little imagination can...
Marc JohnsonJun 14, 20113 min readJames and JeterI woke up this morning thinking of writing something about the GOP debate last night in New Hampshire. But that encounter, featuring...
Marc JohnsonNov 10, 20092 min readOnly In AmericaBarack Obama got off a wonderful line last week when he spoke to more than 500 of the nation’s tribal leaders at a major conference in...