Jim Walsh: Rising? Setting?
In 1787, George Washington served as chair of the Constitutional Convention, presiding over 55 delegates from the 13 colonies. The Articles of Confederation had... Read more.
Jim Walsh: Is Trump’s war settled?
I was a high school freshman in 1957 but I still remember the news coverage of mob bosses meeting in upstate New York. It became known as the “Apalachin Meeting.” ... Read more.
Jim Walsh: Our then, Trump’s now
My Swampscott friend Ralph Edwards and I have worked on many projects together over the years. We continue to do so. One of the most memorable took place in the... Read more.
Jim Walsh: No Kings Beach
I’ve travelled along the coast on Lynn Shore Drive for more than fifty years. I’ve seen those coastal waters, sometimes raging and magnificent, sometimes calm,... Read more.
Jim Walsh: Does a stopped clock echo?
As I write this, on Sunday, March 1, I find myself thinking about that stopped clock being right twice a day and about history having echoes over time. In the opening... Read more.
Jim Walsh: Thank You for asking
As I write this from my snug warm home in Nahant, it’s Saturday and snow is falling once again, recreating that gentle, soft, smooth white blanket of fresh snow... Read more.
Jim Walsh: The demolition of the West?
We’re not a year into the Trump administration and much of the good we have come to know is disappearing. Last week Donald Trump revealed his new “National Security... Read more.
Walsh: An Accidental Victory? A Solid Split? Unity Divided?
With the recent reopening of the federal government, a record was set. It was the longest shutdown in American history. It happened because the Trump administration... Read more.
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.