Walsh: Dissatisfaction in Trump’s presidency
I was born as the tide turned in World War II. I made my way through childhood as President Eisenhower brought together and stabilized all that Presidents Roosevelt... Read more.
Walsh: When flag burning sparked a civil conversation
Jim Walsh Fifty-two years ago, at the age of thirty, I moved to Nahant. I’d taken a job in Lynn and, coincidentally, a friend of a friend lived in Nahant, a town... Read more.
Walsh: Anticipation
Jim Walsh One of my fondest childhood memories is the walk I took with my classmates from my elementary school to the Walnut Beach Public Library. Do I remember... Read more.
Walsh: Is this our America?
Jim Walsh In Los Angeles this week, armed ICE personnel are flooding Courthouses and Home Depot stores — some wearing masks, some wearing military uniforms, some... Read more.
Walsh: A mother’s ascent
I grew up in Connecticut and, at the age of 30, moved to Nahant. Flora Kerwin Walsh, my mother, grew to adulthood in Connecticut and at the age of 85, moved to Nahant.... Read more.
Walsh: Chuck Schumer and the north star
Jim Walsh I am an unadorned citizen of the United States. No special power. No special influence. But a person free to have and support, shall we say, “special... Read more.
Walsh: Transition … but to where?
In recent weeks, confidence in our America has been deeply shaken. Previously, to those who feared the collapse of our democratic republic, I have responded that... Read more.
Walsh: On the Verge…
My chosen title for this essay was to have been “Resilience!” It would have expressed my faith in the American system of checks and balances to restrain the... Read more.
Walsh: Joe and Hunter
When the news arrived, I was not happy. President Joe Biden had issued a pardon to his son, Hunter. A President had pardoned a person who had been convicted of a... Read more.
Walsh: Neither Nixon nor Trump
Jim Walsh Perhaps the most basic and fundamental idea of our democratic republic is the notion of “checks and balances.” That is, no one person, no one institution,... Read more.