Dear President Trump, I hope you were able to take some time to enjoy your birthday today. I'm guessing it was probably challenging and you may not have felt much like celebrating given all the awful things that happened. When the Waco siege and the Oklahoma bombing happened on my birthday just two years apart … Continue reading Nascent soul searching
Gun Control
Far too many guns
Dear President Trump, I think one of the major functions these letters serve is that they've become a way for me to keep a diary of sorts during this nightmarish time. We'll certainly have newspaper and other archives, but it will be useful to me later to see some of what was going on for … Continue reading Far too many guns
Terrorism or gun control – it should be an easy choice
Dear President Trump, I bet you are pretty disappointed that Khalid Masood was British born and not from one of the six countries still on your Muslim-ban wish-list. Yes, I am relieved that he was British born, though not surprised since it is far more likely that someone who was born in the EU or … Continue reading Terrorism or gun control – it should be an easy choice