There is some confusion about the date of our nation’s actual independence. The Congressional Congress voted itself free of British rule on July 2, 1776. On July 4, it ratified the Declaration of Independence itself. On August...

  Anyone reading the history of the United States from 1860 to 1968 knows what dramatic pageantry can unfold at a Presidential Party Convention. Gore Vidal in his famous play ‘The Best Man’, recently revived with James...

The much-debated Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) came swiftly on Thursday after endless speculation. We saw immediately why it took so long to deliver. Surprise was universal. Conservatives responded boldly to early erroneous...

This past week-end a sharp promoter with the Philadelphia Orchestra put together a 3-day series of concerts honoring Leopold Stokowski and showcasing the incoming musical director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Nézet-Séguin has been on display a dozen or more times...

Much attention now is on the Supreme Court which will announce its decision on the 2009 Health Care Reform Bill in the next two weeks. The ruling could be announced as early as tomorrow. Right now there...