Coming of Age in the 1950s All Over Again

I’ve been reflecting here on coming of age in the 1950s, and on some of the extraordinary changes I’ve observed Continue reading →

P.S. We’re All Nasty Now

I posted “Generations“ in May 2015, when Bernie Sanders was a gleam in the eye of the Left, Jeb Bush Continue reading →

On Food: From Tuna Fish Casserole to the Age of Arugula

I have long believed that the opening salvo of second-wave feminism was fired in 1960, several years ahead of its Continue reading →

Finding Claudia Jones

When I retired from academic life I turned my attention from the Middle Ages to the 1950s, leaping over several Continue reading →

“Madly for Adlai”

I cast my first vote for Adlai Stevenson in 1956 and worked in his campaign, knocking on doors, stuffing envelopes, Continue reading →