Reading books year-round is life-enhancing, but reading in summertime seems especially to be savored. Here are some non-fiction selections. The First Kennedys: The Humble Roots of an American Dynasty by Neal Thompson will fascinate anyone intrigued by the immigrant experience, Irish roots, old-time urban ward bosses and Boston politics in the late 19th-early 20th centuries. …
Month: July 2023
Summer sweetness
There's nothing like the distractions of summer to make one forget (almost) the news. And, however guilty I may feel about not persevering as the "eat your spinach" part of your weekly communications, I have no intention of writing about him who shall not be named.....at least not today......or about any of the other depressing …
What hath the Supreme Court wrought?
On this 247th celebration of our country's birth, any American who believes in the progress of civilization must be rattling in the throes of PTSD. Over the last two years, the Supreme Court has managed to wipe out half a century of gains in achieving several foundational promises of our Constitution. We are shocked and …
How we celebrate July 4th
Picnics, parades, fireworks, and concerts - all wonderfully traditional ways to celebrate the birth of our country and the values embraced in our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution. In an article published in today's highly respected Commonwealth Magazine, James H. Barron (name ring a bell?) argues that one particular aspect to July 4th celebrations …
Marjorie Arons-Barron 