State University of New York Chief Communications Officer. Slow runner. Fast eater. Lover of Boston terriers. newly minted Trojan.

Joined August 2010
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The story of the United States IS the story of immigration, and it's a many-faceted tale Two Rides, Two Immigration Tales open.substack.com/pub/lanefi…

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A few quick thoughts on the Trump Administration's "own the libs" du jour What About a Game Show About People Who Believe There is Actually Going to Be a Gameshow Where People Vie For Citizenship?!?! open.substack.com/pub/lanefi…

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If we're going to mess with the 14th Amendment, let's do it right! How About We Make Everyone Reapply For U. S. Citizenship open.substack.com/pub/lanefi…

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You carry the live humans inside you and I'll stand at meetings open.substack.com/pub/lanefi…

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Manufacturing jobs are mostly male jobs, and in an age of service-industry dominance, Trump's promise of a factory renaissance is about rebuilding male incomes, and wooing male support The Quiet Connection Between Tariff Policy and Gender Politics open.substack.com/pub/lanefi…

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The Catholic Church has anointed a new leader at a time when the demands and promises all major religions make have been forgotten by many followers. May New Pope Remind Us That True Faith Is, By Design, Unsafe open.substack.com/pub/lanefi…

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It says something about the human ability to actually solve problems that the serpent which caused mankind's first Garden of Eden debacle is still wreaking havoc. Wait, Snakebites Kill How Many People Each Year? open.substack.com/pub/lanefi…

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Let's hear it for one Uber fare, a cross between an "In Living Color" sketch and an inspirational pop song Lives of Extremely Vocal Desperation! open.substack.com/pub/lanefi…

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Seemingly unchangeable and catastrophic conflicts often do improve, here and abroad A Visitor From Northern Ireland Shares a Story of Hope For Americans open.substack.com/pub/lanefi…

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Why does is any organization tax-exempt, or any donation tax-deductible? Harvard Should Keep Its Research Funding.....But Lose Its Tax-Exempt Status open.substack.com/pub/lanefi…

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It's an odd paradox that if the Bill of Rights really enjoyed broad public support.....we wouldn't need a Bill of Rights! The Constitution Exists to Thwart the Majority, Not to Empower it open.substack.com/pub/lanefi…

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I'm Officially Crotchety Years Old! Driving Uber offers endless opportunity to unearth my every irrational irritability. open.substack.com/pub/lanefi…

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One Week, Three Uber Rides.....and a Moral! Here's a tale of some Uber rides I drove last week.....including one where I smash a window with a brick! open.substack.com/pub/lanefi…

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