Tag: New York Times

I just read this David Brooks piece from the Jan. 25 New York Times that my mom recommended. There is no doubt that, if we read more and consumed more culture of all types, we’d all be better people, and …

David Brooks: How to Save a Sad, Lonely, Angry and Mean Society Read More »

Tagged with: ,

Here’s an opinion piece in the New York Times: Florida Could Start Looking a Lot Like Hungary, whose author points out that Ron DeSantis is using his political power to eradicate liberalism in Florida’s public schools as well as its …

Florida’s Aggressive Campaign Against Liberalism in Education Read More »

Tagged with: , , ,

The librarians of Citrus County, Fla., had what seemed like a modest wish: A digital subscription to the New York Times. For about $2,700 annually, they reasoned, they could offer their roughly 70,000 patrons an easy way to research and …

Many Floridians Won’t Be Exposed to the New York Times Read More »

Tagged with:

The countless glaciers of Kazakhstan and other countries in Central Asia feed the continent’s great river basins, which form the water sources for hundreds of millions of people.  This brilliant and beautiful piece published by the New York Times tells …

Melting Glaciers: Their Meaning and Impact Read More »

Tagged with: , ,

In response to this article in the New York Times, Bernie Sanders writes: This is just the latest in a long stream of attacks Trump has made against the judicial branch and judges who don’t agree with him. It is …

Trump Takes Aim at Appeals Court, Calling It a ‘Disgrace’ Read More »

Tagged with:

From the New York Times: Trump administration officials, under pressure from the White House to provide a rationale for reducing the number of refugees allowed into the United States next year, rejected a study by the Department of Health and …

White House “Rejects” Study on Immigrants’ Value Read More »

Tagged with: , , , ,

As material for my books and videos, and just for my own edification, I’ve conducted approximately 200 interviews with subject matter experts in my days here at 2GreenEnergy. Of course, it’s important to go into each one with a certain …

NPR’s Terry Gross and Guest: 2018 Revealed Just How Ill-Prepared We Are For Climate Change Read More »

Tagged with: , , , , , ,

People who care about our environment are uniformly horrified at Trump’s policies that are rapidly destroying the planet, but we sure are impressed with the raw vehemence and unflagging constancy with which he goes about his work. Here’s a business-as-usual …

Trump Acts with a Sense of Urgency Read More »

Tagged with: , , , , , ,

It may not come as news that educated people make better decisions in the voting booth on all matters, including national security.  That’s certainly the viewpoint of retired four-star U.S. Army General Stanley McChrystal (currently a professor at Yale). In …

Retired General: Trump’s Plan to Eliminate PBS Weakens America Read More »

Tagged with: , , , , ,

Those living outside the U.S. may be a bit flummoxed by America’s posture on climate change mitigation, and, in particular, overturning one of the previous administration’s signature achievements, the Clean Power Act that would shutter the dirtiest of our coal-fired …

The Soon-To-Be-Overturned Clean Power Act Read More »

Tagged with: , , , , , , ,