I should have been in that backseat, eyes forward, hands folded, as America vanished behind us, the self-contained, four-person unit jetting back into our Real World. Instead, here I was, stranded alone in America, astonished to find myself broken apart from the family unit with which I’d negotiated 18 years in Latin America, Europe, and the even stranger land of the Washington DC suburbs.
American Democracy, Warts and All
USIA showcased democracy My father, Robert C. Amerson, spent his Foreign Service career in the United States Information Agency, the Cold War organization that communicated US policy abroad and carried out international information and cultural programs. Among the American traditions showcased by Dad’s office every four years were Election Day in November, the announcement of…
How Darkest of Days Give Way to Hope
Before we retired to the South Florida tropics seven years ago, we lived in the Northeast, where shorter days meant colder days from the fall right into midwinter. My head doesn’t quite understand how the temperature stays mild here as twilight takes over before we’re quite ready for it. We shine a light on the…
America is back
These public servants will restore America globally, its global leadership and its moral leadership
Watch American Democracy!
https://youtu.be/I3tMBRBUmo8 I pledge to be a President who seeks not to divide, but to unify. Who doesn’t see Red and Blue states, but a United States. And who will work with all my heart to win the confidence of the whole people.It’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric. To lower the temperature. To see…
What We Hope on Election Day
We are States United, not states divided.
The True Voice of America
With friends like Michael Pack — and presidents like Trump — damaging our democracy from the inside, who needs enemies?
National Voter Registration Day!
If we ever had an election where it counted, it’s this one. It’s our Democratic responsibility.
Voter Fraud is a Hoax
My husband and I are voting by mailing in a paper ballot this year. We live in the President’s official county of residence, Palm Beach, the only place in the country, according to him, in which paper ballots will represent legitimate votes in November. The county is on the up and up, we agree. The…
Why We Must Support the US Postal Service
When my father was stationed at the American Embassy in Rome, our family mail came to us via the Army Post Office (APO), which routes US Postal Office mail to military bases and diplomatic missions around the globe. [A note here: the Defense Department says that the APO mail service is available to only US…