DON’T POST THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Inage courtesy of The Forward   DON’T POST THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS It’s bad for everybody. All wise traditions have the same prohibitions on murder, theft, lying, adultery. (If it’s too difficult to talk about gender or sexual orientation, how the hell can the teachers explain adultery?) Not all wise traditions hold that […]

MEATBALL DESANTIS RUNNING FROM MICKEY

This image was sent to me by FB friend Ben Banneker. As his fellow Republican Chris Christie said, how can Meatball face down Putin or Xi if he gets hid ass kicked by Mickey Mouse?

ANOTHER GREAT REVIEW FOR QUEENSBOROUGH ROCK

Here’s another glowing review of Queensborough Rock, the rock ‘n’ roll novel you’ve been waiting for. If you enjoyed Daisey Jones and The Six or Utopia Avenue, this book is for you. Click here to read the review in Let It Rock.(It’s a long read but well worth it as Dmitri gives you a basis […]

READ THE NJA CLUB NOVELS IN ANY ORDER

“Does it matter in what order I read your NJA Club Series?”  That’s  a question I’m frequently asked. I understand why, as all voracious readers encounter two types of series: one which must be read from first novel forward in order to understand the subsequent books, and another type where a reader can read the […]

HAPPY PASSOVER AND LOVE THE IMMIGRANT

Happy Passover! As is our custom, I share with you the timeless teachings of Leviticus 19:33-34, which has guided the Jewish People for over four thousand years. It may not be the message you hear from others, but it is our message and what we live by. Today it is more important than ever that our […]

FIRST PODCAST INTERVIEW ON QUEENSBOROUGH ROCK, MY NOVEL

Here’s an interview of me on Booked On Rock Podcast, a show dedicated to rock ‘n’ roll books. I discuss Queensborough Rock, my recently released novel, set in NYC during rock’s classic era.Available on Amazon: https://lnkd.in/e_53kF7G CLICK ON THIS LINK TO HEAR THE INTERVIEW:https://lnkd.in/e66JUHfd Courtesy of Author Morgan Wright

TWENTY YEARS AFTER WE WENT TO WAR IN IRAQ, WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?

Twenty years after our ill-fated decision to go to war in Iraq, Yahoo News noted the anniversary. It got me  thinking about whether our current strategy in Ukraine is qualitatively different, and whether we have learned from the disasters in prior wars. I conclude that we have and what we are doing is both necessary […]

ISAAC ASIMOV WAS ONE HELL OF A SMART GUY!

COMING THIS WEEK: THE FOURTH NJA CLUB NOVEL

Coming Next Week:The fourth novel in the NJA Club Series. The Brooklyn Mafia comes to Bangkok, and it’s up to Glenn Murray Cohen and the NJA Club regulars to fend them off. Check out the first three books of the series here:https://lnkd.in/gQyjS6TA? Click here to subscribe to Stephen Shaiken’s newsletter and be informed of new […]

RIP WAYNE SHORTER, THE NJA CLUB SERIES WILL MISS YOU

Photo courtesy of Britannica The death of saxophone great Wayne Shorter saddens jazz fans the world over, but it hits especially hard at the NJA Club. Wayne Shorter is far and away Glenn Murray Cohen’s favorite musician, and we all know how seriously Glenn takes his music. Glenn first introduces us to Wayne Shorter in […]