I had hoped that Troy Jackson, with a long history in labor—logger, union leader—and in local government, and who began his campaign speaking for Mainers would bring progressive changes. Yet his campaign to unseat the aging and [...]
Pat Taub
The 1975 Sci-fi cinematic thriller,” The Stepford Wives,” bears an eerie resemblance to the women in Trump’s cabinet. The film depicts the upscale suburban community of Stepford, Connecticut where the women are carbon copies of one another. On every sighting, even at the grocery store, they are fashionably attired and perfectly made-up. [...]
Pat Taub
“What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness.” —George Saunders, acclaimed novelist, in his 2013 Syracuse University commencement address. In a New York Times interview, referring to his commencement address, Saunders confessed that, looking back on his life, he wished he had been kinder. His Buddhist teachings frame [...]
Pat Taub