John Rossi

Mr. Dooley Still Speaks

Irish Edition

By John Rossi From the late nineteenth century until World War II ethnic humor and downright slurs, often good humored but also humiliating and insulting, were commonplace in American literature. Ethnic and racial stereotypes proliferated: Gallagher and Shean, Amos and… Continue Reading →

Dan O’Reilly and JFK

Irish Edition

Photo Courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum By John Rossi Elections, especially Presidential ones, were major events in my politically active family. My first election memory was the 1948 Presidential campaign. My family were all Republicans… Continue Reading →