by robert maniscalco | Jul 30, 2025 | World View
This cute little HS project I worked on with Mary a few years ago got me thinking about the foundational conflict of America, which ended tyranny by creating a viable democracy. But underneath this bright beginning brewed a dark underbelly of racism, xenophobia and...
by robert maniscalco | Mar 22, 2023 | CSA Advocacy, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Random Favorites, World View
This is a very difficult subject and I’m probably out of my league discussing, because I’m a member of white middle class by birth. But maybe, that is what makes me the most qualified. I have lived the entitlements heaped upon my demographic. Yes, I have...
by robert maniscalco | Feb 22, 2023 | Motivational, World View
Remember Affirmative Action? Every generation has their name for the effort to create true equality. And as always, there are many who will cry “no fair.” That’s just “reverse discrimination,” another buzzword from the recent past. Its...
by robert maniscalco | Dec 24, 2021 | Motivational, Theatre Related, World View
My Mini Review of this Must See West Side Story This is my mini review and reflection of the latest iteration of West Side Story, brought to us by two masters of our time, director Stephen Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner. Let me say right off the bat, this is...
by robert maniscalco | Nov 16, 2021 | CSA Advocacy, Motivational, World View
My son’s friend, Daniel, called me a racist the other day because I made a joke about immigration. I said something “clever” about Mexican warlords and immigrants. I corrected him condescendingly and said somewhat dismissively, “no, I’m...
