Articles on PR for People

Robin Lindley Interviews Kermit Roosevelt III

Acclaimed professor of law and author Kermit Roosevelt III calls for a reexamination of America’s past and our myths in his provocative and illuminating recent book The Nation That Never Was: Reconstructing America’s Story (University of Chicago Press).


Ayn Rand Shrugged:Time to Reject a Dangerous Doctrine

While Rand idealized the rich and powerful and endowed them with virtues they often don’t have, she was hostile to all the rest of society.  She opposed all welfare, all help for the poor, all infrastructure spending, and proposed that taxes be made voluntary.  


CAMBRIDGE IN THE ‘60’S

There is an iconic photo of Owen DeLong, my dear friend Jane’s ex- late-husband, that encapsulated the era – Owen, in the fullness of his young adulthood, suspended in midair, part-way between a diving board and the water, with a long-stemmed rose in his teeth and no safety net. That was all of us  -  beautiful, indestructible, frozen in time, wild with anticipation of the next amazing adventure.


The Shape of Risk

The sad saga of the downfall of Silicon Valley Bank. Too big to fail? How many times must the banks sing the same old swan song?


White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain’s White Slaves in America

White Cargo, a meticulously researched narrative, proves slavery in America was much more than a matter of racism and was instead rooted in greed, corruption, power and economics. The existence of indentured servants in pre-colonial America has been recorded in historical annals. For a person to enter into a contract to be an indentured servant for a precise span of time to pay for one’s passage to America often appeared to be an earnest pursuit. What is not always apparent is the evidence of the untold numbers of men, women and children who were forcibly made slaves, albeit white slaves. 


A Bloated Military Budget enables waste, corruption, and worldwide intervention

While the Republicans and Democrats do a slow tangle to lift the debt ceiling to avoid crippling our economy, they agree on taking one step together. They are lockstep in supporting the military budget. 


March 2023 Magazine

Some heroes in our lives are people who are just doing a job that we take for granted, and yet what they do is essential to whether we live, flourish, and stay healthy. May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. May the warm sun shine upon your face. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

 


The Healing Powers of a Forest

For starters, Tina Guldhammer Frei wants you to know that she is not a therapist: “My official title is ‘certified nature and forest therapy guide.’ In forest therapy, we say the forest is the therapist and the guide opens the doors.”


Against All Odds

Insurance impacts your bottom line, your future, and is needed most when your life is on the line. Some heroes in our lives are people who are just doing a job that we take for granted, and yet what they do is essential to whether we live and flourish or face ruin. Read about Chris Hamilton’s long journey that led to his becoming an insurance agent.

 


Meals on Wheels

At the beginning of the pandemic in March of 2020, Susan R. told me that front-line workers, which could include deliverers of Meals On Wheels, would get moved to the head of the queue for getting vaccinated against Covid. I thought this was an excellent quid pro quo because, as an older person, I was in greater danger from the effects of Covid than other sub-sets of the population, and the sooner I could get vaccinated, the better.