Revolution in the US – David Haldane

June 16, 2022

Activism’s Heavy Toll

By David Haldane June 16, 2022 It was everywhere. With few exceptions, every TV news channel in America livestreamed last week’s Congressional hearings in […]

June 2, 2022

Bombing the Dictionary

By David Haldane June 2, 2022 It enrages me every time. I’ll be working on a column—regarding, say, a construction project—and type the word […]

April 21, 2022

Disney Goes for Woke

By David Haldane April 21, 2022 I visited Disneyland recently prepared to be angry. Instead, my heart melted the moment I saw Goofy and […]

March 24, 2022

America’s Decline

By David Haldane March 24, 2022 As an American child growing up in the 1950s, my parents and teachers reminded me regularly of the […]

March 2, 2022

The People’s Convoy

By David Haldane March 3, 2022 There were more flags than I’d seen in a while. American, Canadian… plus a few particularly suited for […]

March 4, 2021

The Beatnik Heart

Constantly risking absurdity and death whenever he performs above the heads of his audience the poet like an acrobat climbs on rime… — Lawrence Ferlinghetti in […]

February 4, 2021

Boarded Windows

By David Haldane Feb. 4, 2021 The boards are everywhere. Driving along the nighttime streets, you see them on the storefront windows. Some stand nailed […]

December 3, 2020

Civil Disobedience

By David Haldane Dec. 3, 2020 The instructions couldn’t have been clearer. Reacting to an unprecedented spike in coronavirus cases just before Thanksgiving, the Governor […]

November 12, 2020