One of the problems with modern politics, it’s been said, is that politicians tend to think small, shying away from grand ideas and rarely challenging the status quo. In Stella: A One-World Nation Platform, James Crippa outlines a... Read More
Although promoted on its back cover as an autobiography, Henry Lee Hill’s A Station Agent’s Story is more of a ranting memoir. Hill aims to expose the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) for treating its... Read More
“You’re only thirty and still in the prime of life,” Lucy Summerlin’s mother tells her in the spring of 1901. “You have beautiful cheek bones and a lovely smile that lights up every social gathering you attend. Dozens of men... Read More
All Madeleine knew was she often saw things she couldn’t explain to herself or others. And when she saw these visions, something bad always happened. And bad things seemed to be continually happening around the sensitive... Read More
“Fires, blood and foreign heavy shoes on the soil of nations do not make a new civilized relationship based on love of convergence,” laments Fatih Abdulsalam, an Iraqi journalist and editor-in-chief of an Arabic newspaper based in... Read More
During the 1870s, small groups of religious Germans, the “Templers,” had begun to settle in the Sharon Plain north of the port of Jaffa, then a desolate and remote outpost of the Turkish Ottoman Empire; they sought to build a... Read More
Leaders of any team or organization can expect to get their share of criticism. People tend to be quick to point out flaws, to dwell on bad decisions, or to vent their displeasure or frustration. But surely no members of a God-fearing... Read More
Happy are the children of working parents who look forward to their daycare experiences. A day away from home is especially wonderful when it involves using imagination and creative play. In exuberant verse, Barbara Rogenmoser tells the... Read More