Reproductive rights?
Editor, The advocates of the Temperance Movement in the 1920s believed alcohol was a major contributor to social problems like domestic violence, poverty, and crime. Besides combining moral and...
View ArticleA Rose, by any other game
During my stellar little league baseball career in the Ottawa, Ohio park system back in the 70s, there were a number of Cincinnati Reds players that I watched on TV and would try to emulate, members of...
View ArticleMan with a Movie Column: The American Monster Canon
It’s that time of year again, and with the leaves starting to turn into reds, golds, and browns, it’s hard not to feel the festive Halloween spirit sweep over you like a brisk October wind. So, with...
View ArticleWhat type of government do we want?
Editor, The song on TV asks, “Whatcha Gonna Do When They Come for You?” A presidential candidate is running a campaign of revenge and retribution against his perceived enemies. He has said that the...
View ArticleWho are we? Who will we be?
Editor, I have been voting in every general election and nearly every primary election since 1968. This coming November election is the most consequential of my lifetime. More than ever before, this...
View ArticleMan with a Movie Column: The American Monster Canon—Part II
In the last column, we discussed what I referred to as the American Monster Canon–namely, the main monsters that inhabit the public consciousness every Halloween and how the Universal Monster movies of...
View ArticleThe Parallel Universe: Three Cheers!
I want to tell you a story that happened many years ago, as recently as today and will happen again tomorrow. It is a story about a deceptively familiar place where securing the basic necessities of...
View ArticleMy official unofficial non-endorsement
I write this column on Halloween evening, the scariest night of the year, if you don’t count Tuesday, Nov. 5. Working in the entertainment industry as I do, I am often sought after for my enlightened...
View ArticleMan with a Movie Column: A modern view from a 2000s-era film
Watching “Children of Men” today, directed by acclaimed Mexican-American director Alfonso Cuarón, is like watching the news on a given day. The film, based on crime fiction writer P.D. James’ book of...
View ArticleHomeless encampments policy
Editor, First, I appreciate the News Journal publishing Patricia Thomas’ columns about her first-hand experiences with homeless women in Wilmington. Next, I am disappointed and concerned about the new...
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