New stuff I’m learning about living dying and what matters most - Tue, Jan 12 2021

This past year, “2020” was more than just a marker of where we existed in time—it was basically its own expression. Between the pandemic, police brutality and other violence against Black people, and tumultuous election that…

Jeff Cohn I’m thinking of the beginning of 2021 like the beginning of the baseball season- you see extremes because of the small sample. Yes we’ve had a real high for many (GA runoffs) and a deep low (1/6). As the days go by things will likely average out...

There is a lie some Americans tell themselves when America is on its worst behavior: 'This isn't America!' or 'This isn't who we are!' or 'We're better than this!' You heard versions of this lie again this week after armed insurrectionists stormed…

Jeff Cohn This is America and has been since its inception- and I don’t want it to be America anymore- do you? See next video..

(CNN) Many grandparents have one goal in mind this winter: Get vaccinated so they can see their children and grandchildren again. But is that safe if their younger family members have not yet been vaccinated? Older adults are one of the priority…

Jeff Cohn I’m thinking once vaccinated we’ll likely take this risk. I especially like the concept of people who’ve been vaccinated being able to socialize with each other safely- something to look forward to in the months ahead

In today's Republican Party, the path to power is to build up a lie in order to overturn democracy. At least that is what Senator Josh Hawley was telling us when he offered a clenched-fist salute to the pro-Trump mob before it ransacked the…

Jeff Cohn This article and these people scare me more than anyone these days- powerful wolves in sheep's clothing..

+ Your Authors Archive @TerryBoutonHist Historian of the American Revolution, democracy, and social movements Jan. 10, 2021 4 min read My wife and I attended the “Stop the Steal” Trump Insurrection on Wednesday (as observers, NOT…

Jeff Cohn An in-person reporting perspective that synchs with the article above..