Michael McCusker shares a varied range of topics: Donald Trump, tourism, the 19th Amendment, and a look at wildland firefighting history in the American West.

This week on A Story Told, Michael McCusker shares essays documenting Donald Trump’s rise to authoritarianism.

Michael McCusker shares personal essays about nuclear war, Vietnam, and the history of the baby boom generation.

Michael McCusker talks about ongoing threats to democracy in current politics.

Michael McCusker analyzes the continuing dilemma of democracy in the age of Trump.

Michael McCusker honors the anniversary yesterday of the 1945 Trinity Test, the first nuclear bomb test, in the desert near Alamogordo, NM. The event marked the beginning of the nuclear age.

Michael McCusker shares essays on the fragile nature of democracy.

Michael McCusker discusses the concepts of freedom and democracy, on the eve of Independence Day in the US, with a little help from Leonard Cohen.

Michael McCusker shares views on Donald Trump’s military aspirations, and a treatise on the potential demise of the US penny.

Michael McCusker shares more insight into the rapidly changing landscape of US politics.