Springsteen punch The Benicia Herald, July 12, 2026, by Stephen Golub During Bruce Springsteen’s recently completed “Land of Hope and Dreams” concert tour, his “This Is Happening Now” speech in the middle of each show packed as much punch as his music. He delivered it just before his song, “My City of Ruins” – which, … Continue reading Stephen Golub: This Is Happening Now in America
The Benicia Herald, July 5, 2026 (pub. on July 3), by Stephen Golub The Fire Down Below What’s made America great? What’s made America different? Along with whatever else we do on July 4th and afterwards, let’s celebrate this: We all came from somewhere else. It’s something we sometimes take for granted. We shouldn’t. Of … Continue reading Stephen Golub: From the Fourth of July Onward, Let’s Honor the Hands That Built This Country
I was born in Oakland, CA, delivered into this world by the same doctor who delivered both my mom and dad… By Stephen Golub, Benicia resident and author, “Benicia and Beyond” column in the Benicia Herald, May 31, 2026 This past week, City Council Member Kari Birdseye kindly took the time for an interview regarding … Continue reading Stephen Golub: Interview with Benicia City Council Member Kari Birdseye
The Benicia Herald, May 24, 2026, by Stephen Golub Back in 1983, I scored a summer fellowship from my law school to research the plight of Cambodian refugees in Thailand. On the way back home, I stopped off in the Manila for a few days to see an old friend who was on his first … Continue reading Stephen Golub: Even in Dictatorships, Dictators Are Not the Only Game in Town