ALLOWED AND FORBIDDEN – Marilyn Armstrong

Are we still free? As our "freedom" seems to be becoming increasingly less free with each passing day, I have to wonder about a lot of things I always accepted as true. Or close to true. I never believed Americans were quite as "free" as we said we were, but we were freer than most … Continue reading ALLOWED AND FORBIDDEN – Marilyn Armstrong

A TOUGH GO FOR AMERICAN CONSCIENCES

It was pointed out to me that there's a lot we don't know about the people who came before us. How -- why -- they dressed and spoke and related to each other as people in their society. We are fuzzy about a lot of cultural material and mostly, we take our best guess as … Continue reading A TOUGH GO FOR AMERICAN CONSCIENCES

IN THE CLUTCH: A ROUGH GO FOR AN AMERICAN CONSCIENCE

It was pointed out to me this morning that there's a lot we don't know about the people who came before us. How -- why -- they dressed and spoke and related to each other as people in their society. We are fuzzy about a lot of cultural material and mostly, we take our best … Continue reading IN THE CLUTCH: A ROUGH GO FOR AN AMERICAN CONSCIENCE