The Declaration of Independence of the United States was ratified on July 4, 1776. It begins with this phrase: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” Many of the men who signed that statement were themselves slave owners. This...
In the 1960s, America’s electronic technology was emerging in two key locations: along the Route 128 belt in Massachusetts that curves in an arc with a 15-mile radius around Boston, and on the peninsula south of San Francisco. Both areas drew upon strong university...
We have a significant history of incorporating inequality in our government, and into our laws. Legislation to prevent Chinese immigration, and to prevent Chinese residents from becoming citizens, was in effect from 1882 until 1943. In the1920s, using arguments based...
Markus Spiske for Unsplash The Declaration of Independence of the United States was ratified on July 4, 1776. It begins with this phrase: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” Many of the men who signed that statement were...
When all this “sheltering in place” began here in Northern California a month ago, going online for my writers group meeting was a novelty. We are fortunate to have a Zoom guru at our club who set it up, and she helped our speaker show their slides for the...
