Rabbi Joachim Prinz, March on Washington, August 28, 1963, next to Bayard Rustin, Jr. PC-3551. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio. “The subterranean stream of Western history has finally come to the surface and usurped the dignity of our… Continue Reading
Photograph by Mark Peterson, Redux, The New Yorker After volunteering to serve as a U.S. Marine in Vietnam, John Kelly engaged a life of service throughout a distinguished military career. Between July 31, 2017 and December 14, 2018, Kelly… Continue Reading
Note: This is an expanded version of a talk I gave to the Western Regional division of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA Region 9) on January 15, 2025. Following my remarks, it was a privilege to engage in a… Continue Reading
People protesting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol chant slogans as they attend a candlelight rally outside the National Assembly Building, in Seoul, South Korea, on December 4, 2024. (Daniel Ceng / Anadolu via Getty Images, published in The Nation, … Continue Reading
At the 1963 March on Washington, standing at the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King, Jr. emphasized the stark choice before the American people. “It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment,” King said. … Continue Reading
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Leon Vonguyen, Defense Visual Information Distribution Service Military parades in Moscow, Beijing, and Pyongyang evoke a range of negative emotions to many Americans, and rightfully so. Dismay, fear, despair, disgust. But we also… Continue Reading
Photo by John D. Whiting, American Colony in Jerusalem, 1938, Library of Congress לֹא תַעֲמֹד עַל-דַּם רֵעֶךָ: אֲנִי, יְהוָה Do not stand idly by when your neighbor’s blood is shed. Leviticus, 19:16 On this terrible anniversary, we remember… Continue Reading
Sixty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. received the Nobel Prize for Peace. In his Nobel Lecture, delivered on December 11, 1964, Dr. King spoke about the presidential election in the United States in which Democratic candidate… Continue Reading
Today, August 28 2024, we remember the 1963 March on Washington, at the time the largest mass demonstration in U.S. history, described by co-organizers A. Phillip Randolph and Bayard Rustin as ” the advanced guard of a massive, moral… Continue Reading
Like all of us, I have been reeling in the wake of recent events in the political life of our nation. For clarity in the midst of the chaos around us, I often turn to the outstanding blog published… Continue Reading
