by Tom Morgan | Jun 19, 2020 | Newspaper Columns
Many years ago black Americans dared not speak out. They were afraid to demonstrate. They were afraid to write letters to their newspapers. Or stick signs of protest on their lawns. Or voice opinions at work. Even popular black entertainers and athletes did not speak...
by Tom Morgan | Jun 12, 2020 | Newspaper Columns
Everywhere we turn these days somebody is trying to shut up or shut down somebody else. Because they don’t like what that somebody else says or writes. Lately reporters at the New York Times revolted. Because the op-ed page ran an article they did not like. By a US...
by Tom Morgan | Jun 5, 2020 | Newspaper Columns
The mess in Minneapolis and the riots that followed beg many questions. Did the riots, looting, setting buildings on fire, beatings and murder of innocents have anything to do with the tragic death of George Floyd? Or were they simply thugs taking advantage of the...
by Tom Morgan | May 29, 2020 | Newspaper Columns
Tis early days, but what have we learned from the virus crisis? One thing is that we don’t know what we don’t know. And we are often not certain about what we think we do know. For instance, we don’t know whether we should tell people to stay home, inside. Or should...
by Tom Morgan | May 22, 2020 | Newspaper Columns
Many visiting Europeans are stunned by the huge number of derelict and otherwise empty buildings we have. They ain’t seen nuthin’ yet. Most of our cities show signs of manufacturing blight. Especially northern and rust-belt cities. In this state, a city does not...
