David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
Navigating Apps with Changes in Memory: Join Our Study
December 2, 2025
Weill Cornell Medicine seeks older adults with mild memory loss for a study on improving navigation apps. Participation is valuable,...
America the Beautiful Versus the Star-Spangled Banner as National Anthem
If we make room for a second American national anthem, it’s America the Beautiful, a song so rounded and inclusive, it’s a national hymn, if not an official anthem. by David Stone Assorted Ideas, Large & Small America the Beautiful…
A Different Flag Day 2020, Star Spangled With Doubts
Among so much change, Flag Day 2020 will be different as we celebrate cultural diversity surrounded by protest and affirmations of unity. By David Stone Assorted Ideas, Large & Small When we celebrate the Star Spangled Banner, this year, we’ll…
Is The Lincoln Project Really Defeating Trump?
For the Lincoln Project, defeating Trump — and Trumpism — in the next elections means saving the country, nothing less. By David Stone We have seen the best and worst in American politics. We understand that action must be taken,…
Which America Now, Good or Bad, Do You Celebrate?
Which America Do You Celebrate? I wrote this four years ago when the idea of Trump as president seemed a joke, but the joke was on us. Just since 2016, it’s nostalgia. By David Stone Intro June 13th, 2016, I…
Truth: Why America Is Not Great
Back then, I never imagined I’d write these words: America Is Not Great. Unthinkable, but an article in the New York Times, Please Stop Telling Me America is Great, aroused some thoughts I tried to ignore.
Star Spangled Banner Story, American Spirit, British Drinking Song
The Star Spangled Banner Story ain’t what they taught us back in school, although that version skims some truth. I wanted to know more. The song brings a lump up in my throat every time I hear it float over…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor