Lilac season: A delightful few weeks of garden splendor
Evanston RoundTable, May 24, 2023 Bitter cold winters seem to be shrinking, getting warmer and less burdened with snow, dreary as ever but a pale reflection of the fierce winters of half a century ago, which was the subject of my last column. This year’s usually splendid spring season seems to have shrunk too, a […]
POTUS for a Day
Evanston RoundTable, Sept. 20, 2018 Imagine that the presidency, instead of being a four-year term, rotates among common citizens. Everyone gets to be the chief executive for 24 hours. And today is your turn. What would you do? Here’s a speech draft you can use to address a joint session of Congress. “Ladies and gentlemen, […]