These is no denying the truth here. I’m reminded of a story about the child prodigy Frederic Chopin. By the time he was eight, he’d been a pupil of every piano teacher in Warsaw, Poland, the closest city to his …
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“Civilized” Society
The word “civilized,” used as an attribute of a society,” is a gray one indeed. It’s true that there are international laws that prohibit slavery, torture, and a wide variety of war crimes. It’s also true that we have veterans, …
A Conversation with Some Readers on Trump’s Eventual Imprisonment
Reader A: Unfortunately he will not be incarcerated. Reader B: We’ll see. Me: We’ll see indeed. It remains mysterious in the extreme that he still resides in the United States, watching the criminal justice system tightening the noose around his …
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The Danger that Trump Represents
“Nothing in the world more dangerous than an idiot who thinks he’s genius?” Gimme a break. There are idiots all over this planet who believe they are geniuses. I know several of them personally. But they don’t have tens of …
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American Politics Has Fallen of a Cliff
It’s hard to believe that Eisenhower’s vision for the United States, as expressed here, ever existed, let alone that it was fairly recent–and came from a Republican. Try to imagine someone on the GOP debate stage expressing an honest concern …
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It’s Really About Us
This from senior legal analyst Andrew Weissmann. About 35% of Americans who voted are completely fine with the fact that their leader is a career criminal. Sure, Trump’s a despicable human being , but he’s not even rare, let alone …
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Buckminster Fuller’s Dream for Human Civilization
What an extraordinary man was Buckminster Fuller. Obviously, his vision for humankind never came to fruition, nor does it appear it ever will. Sure, war and greed are “unnecessary,” but they are a product of our darkest underlying modalities of …
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Trump Found to Be a Fraud
Any way you slice it, it’s been a terrible time for Republicans. That their leader has been found to be a fraud is just another page in a long, sad chapter of U.S. history, but it certainly will not be …
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Country First
Here’s a cool statement that reminds us of what American leadership can be like. The concept of “country first” is almost entirely lacking in Washington today, especially within the GOP. Speaking strictly for myself, I could live with a sane, …
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How the American Working Class Votes Remains a Mystery
Here’s yet another reminder of what could be called “the paradox of the American labor vote.” It’s a tragedy that Trump emerges victorious among these people.
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