In the 8/19 issue of Newsweek had a very interesting article written by Kurt Eichenwald, a senior writer for the magazine. Titled:

An Open Letter to Paul Ryan on Why He Must Denounce Donald Trump

http://www.newsweek.com/2016/08/19/letter-paul-ryan-donald-trump-488877.html

The article asks Mr. Ryan to ignore the political consequences (meaning he will probably lose the next election) and stand up for what is right.

Some questions that are raised:

Imagine how history will view you for staying silent.

In decades to come, your children and grandchildren will ask, “Why didn’t you do something?”

In the 8/26 issue, he continues his onslaught with a four page article detailing all of Trump’s lies under oath in court proceedings (he was once a business reporter for the New York Times, and covered Trump for that paper).

Donald Trump’s History of Lying Under Oath

http://www.newsweek.com/mr-speaker-stop-trump-let-gop-lose-election-489797

His details are mindboggling, and should be read by every voter who was even considering voting for Mr. Trump.

On a totally different note, I was having a conversation with a friend of mine concerning whether Dwayne Wade, now a member of the Chicago Bulls, would use his celebrity to help solve the gun violence in the city of his birth (and his new hometown). We figured out later that probably at the exact time we were talking about him, his cousin was shot to death on the street on the south side of Chicago. Chicago has now become a war zone. There is never a question of if we will wake up to news of a killing on our streets, but, instead how many killings will be reported each day. A very depressing way to live, in 2016 in the United States.

Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback of the San Francisco 49r’s, was photographed this weekend sitting down during the National Anthem to protest a country that treats minorities with disrespect.

“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick said in the interview. “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”

I think I have to agree.