All my life, I wanted to be an actor. I love being on stage. Being in front of an audience electrifies me like nothing else I have ever experienced; it’s like a drug. In fact, what I used to...
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Broke, Broken-Hearted, and Depressed Is No Way to Go Through Life
I have no idea where I was when I first heard that producers were looking for an actor to play opposite Lisa Bonet on the Cosby Show. I was probably standing on a street corner in Manhattan wondering why...
Olivia’s Daddy: Cruising Through New Jersey with Ralph
Cruising Through New Jersey with Ralph It was the summer after the Cosby Show had ended. The walls of my new home in New Jersey were closing in on me and I paced the floors in a spiritless malaise....
OLIVIA’S DADDY or how I almost became famous on the Cosby Show
I can’t count the number of times I have been asked, “What was it like working on the Cosby Show?“ Depending on my mood, I will give a brief answer: “I had fun.” Or, if I’m in a better...
THE REAL PURPOSE BEHIND THE CAMPUS RENAMING MOVEMENT
The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that centuries old names on buildings, squares, and streets are coming under attack on the campuses of our nation’s colleges and universities. Once widely revered in a different era, a priest, anthropologist,...
PARTIES ARE MADE FOR MEN
The emergence of Donald a Trump as the front runner in the Republican presidential primaries has caused a rift in the grandest of political parties. In fact, the rift is so great that there are a number of Republican...
CBS SUNDAY MORNING CHARACTER AND REPUTATION
I am posting this commentary from CBS Sunday Morning for all of those who missed this on Sunday.
OF COURSE BILL COSBY IS GUILTY!
I love Bill Cosby! Honestly, that phrase may not be enough to sufficiently describe my feelings for Bill. He was my boyhood idol. His influence on my life has been profound. I owe much of who I am to...
HOW WERE GHETTOS CREATED?
This summary was sent to me by a friend. You can listen to the entire interview here. Of course, this historian details what some of us already know: That urban ghettos were created by decades-long, systematic racist policies implemented...
HOW IMPORTANT IS THE BLACK VOTE?
My response to those concerned about the number of Blacks voting for Republicans has tended along the lines of, “Eeh!” Frankly, I haven’t cared. Long ago, I decided that the GOP in general and Conservatives specifically, should simply preach...
MY MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
Today, for no reason in particular, I was attempting to make a list of my top five cowboys. It was a mental exercise, really, meant to occupy my mind during a long drive. I thought the exercise might be...
CAN CONSERVATIVES WIN THE CULTURE WAR?
My friend Tony Katz can be heard each morning on Indy’s news center, WIBC 93.1. This morning, Tony was preaching fire. Being in Indianapolis, Tony is at ground zero in the latest battle in the culture war. Indianapolis recently...
CONSTITUTIONAL CONFUSION
Our friend Tom Krannawitter shares a few thoughts on Conservative’s constitutional confusion. Hey, Republicans and “conservatives” suing Colorado for daring to exercise and experiment with the police powers that are constitutionally reserved to STATES, and NOWHERE granted to...
REMEMBERING ANDREW
Three years ago today, America and the Conservative movement lost one of its most passionate defenders. It is a testament to his success that on this day, Conservatives will mourn and Leftists will sneer. But we will all remember....