Author Archives: doniaallen

“The whole [birther] thing was crazy and mean-spirited, of course, its underlying bigotry and xenophobia hardly concealed. But it was also dangerous, deliberately meant to stir up the wingnuts and kooks. – Michelle Obama, Becoming I remember clearly when Donald … Continue reading →

Whatever joy I have in the news of last week that immunity has been conferred on several key figures who know where the bodies are buried in Trumpland is partially diminished by my awareness that even if he resigned tomorrow, … Continue reading →

Maybe it’s a function of the power of social media to spread news almost instantaneously. Then again, maybe it’s representative of a real uptick in incidents in which white people have taken it upon themselves to “police” black adults and … Continue reading →

The cornerstone of a functioning democracy is 1 person, 1 vote – it’s one of the key things that distinguishes the United States from monarchies, plutocracies, oligarchies, anarchies and dictatorships, yes? If a cornerstone of democracy is 1 person, 1 … Continue reading →

It seems important to take note that today is possibly extremely important in national and world history. On this day the president of the United States has issued a direct threat to Russia, with the major comment being “ the … Continue reading →

I am listening to WGBH this morning hearing a friendly debate on the issue pertaining to renaming Yawkey Way by Fenway Park. I am writing because I just heard the jaded argument by a white woman who, in a reasonable-sounding … Continue reading →

As the student-led movement to establish reasonable gun control laws intensifies, Betty and I have every reason to be sympathetic to and supportive of their efforts. The unfortunate fact is that we both have been profoundly affected by gun violence, … Continue reading →

Trumpty Dumpty wanted a wall. Many advisers told him this was a bad call. But Trumpy Dumpty had a great deal of gall. So he ignored others’ advice and said: It’ll be like building a mall!

Donald J. Trump has been so outrageous during the first few months of his presidency that more and more mental health practitioners, including psychiatrists, are weighing in on the subject of Trump’s diagnosis. Psychiatrists are even joining in the conversation … Continue reading →

One might reasonably assume that anyone elected president would be aware of what CBC means in a political context. But, let’s give Mr. Trump the benefit of the doubt and say that he did not hear what April Ryan said … Continue reading →