Glengarry Glen Ross
When I was a kid, my uncle told me about a play called Glengarry Glen Ross. I eventually came to love the movie adaptation, starring Alec Baldwin among others, which […]
Buckwheat Zydeco
Buckwheat means a lot to me. I saw him twice in Annapolis and I was so inspired that I included him in the preface to my bio on Lawton Chiles. […]
Summer’s End
My sister Lara is building her LinkedIn presence, posting articles and poetry. Check out her excellent poem, “Summer’s End.”
Raising a Bilingual Child
My sister wrote a wonderful LinkedIn post about raising a bilingual child. It’s poignant and inventive linguistically.
John Dos Passos Society Update
Congratulations to David Murad, the new president of the John Dos Passos Society. I’m confident in his leadership of this special group. To donate to the Society and support its […]
New Mexico Solar Boom
My latest blog post at the U.S. Department of Energy is here. I discuss the Energy Department’s role in catalyzing New Mexico’s remarkable boom in solar energy. What a beautiful […]
Summer of Jaws
It’s the middle of summer, the time when I inevitably talk to my friends about JAWS–about why it’s my favorite film. It was the first movie I ever loved. It’s […]
No Country for Old Men
In times punctuated by American violence, I’m often reminded of the sheriff from No Country for Old Men, played in the film version by Tommy Lee Jones. Could there ever […]
Advertisement as Art
This kind of advertisement is a glimpse of the real Florida–the land beyond the glossy travel brochures and Disney billboards. A look at the work necessary to carve a living […]
Coming Soon: New Interview
Coming soon, a two-part interview with Dan McDermott, executive director of the Upper Shore Workforce Investment Board in Maryland. Dan is a talented oral historian, economist, and workforce development expert. […]
