Many of us boomers grew up in the 1960s and can remember to our astonishment that the reason we could pick up our phone and call someone in Paris was the transAtlantic cable. Speaking for myself, it blew my mind …
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Horrendous Attack on Free Seech
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich writes: … a new presidential directive called NSPM-7 … may be the most sweeping attack on the First Amendment that I’ve seen in my 60 years in politics. NSPM-7, which stands for the National Security …
Treating Human Beings with Dignity
Few Americans respect the memory of Che Guevara, and the further they are to the right, the more that’s true. Still, I believe (or at least hope) that most of us would agree with what he said at left. It’s …
Malaysia’s Path to Clean Energy
What Malaysia is doing with respect to renewable energy (see left) is a reminder of two things: 1) This planet will eventually achieve a sustainable approach to energy and transportation. The only open question is how much damage we will …
Brilliant Cartoonist Gahan Wilson Should Be Remembered Forever
At left is a piece by the late Gahan Wilson, whose work, which he produced for more than half a century, could be called morbidly funny. I actually don’t think there will come a day when the world suddenly realizes …
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Why Aren’t Americans Happier?
I get that this fellow is a conservative and has all manner of charming little platitudes to articulate his political point of view. Look, sir. The majority of Americans simply want to live like the citizens of the happiest countries …
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Talking to a Brick Wall
When you or I read what Joe Biden said last night (see left), we tend to think: “Of course. Our democracy is indeed in danger, and we need to fight to keep it from being usurped by Trump and his …
Sanctuary Cities
When I came across the meme here, I thought it was a joke. Does somebody seriously believe that there are “anti-ICE rioters” that they’re doing damage to our cities? Chewing on this further, I suppose that the most gullible members …
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What Americans Mean by “The South”
Most Americans have their own take on the geography of the South. For me, it’s not completely geographic; it’s partly sociographic. For example, Northern Virginia is about as cosmopolitan a place as you’re going to find in the United States, …
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Why Steve Schmidt Left the Republican Party — and What We Can All Learn
I know lots of wealthy people from prep school, college, and several decades of business consulting, all of whom seemed like decent folks at the time. Yet now, I sometimes wonder how many are Trump donors. It’s upsetting just to …
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