Ezra's Essays

Month: December 2012

  • THE BLACK CAT ESCAPES FROM THE BAG

    I had hoped never to have an occasion to write an essay that charges racial discrimination against a presidential contender.  But the facts are clear.  The Republican campaign in 2012 is aimed at vilifying Barack Obama.  In spite of all of his accomplishments, Mr. Obama is vilified for no apparent reason.  I have long suspected…

  • SONIA GOES HUNTING

    As most Americans will recall, there are eight Associate Justices on the United States Supreme Court.  One of them is Sonia Sotomayor, who originally came from the Bronx in New York City.  Now it is important for readers of these essays to know that no self-respecting fox, raccoon, squirrel, or rabbit has ever inhabited the…

  • EZRA’S OWN 700 CLUB

    When I was a child, my parents forced me to attend a succession of churches.  First there was the Southern Baptist, followed by the Nazarenes, followed by the Pentecostals and finally the Free Will Baptist Church.  During this period in life, as I have told you on many occasions, I disliked or rather loathed church…