Iconic journalist Bill Moyers begins a recent essay: I’ve been forced to write about Donald Trump an awful lot during the past five years and the problem I always face when writing in a limited space, like this one, is …
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A World Anxious To Forget Steven Miller
Though he has left the White House, Donald Trump will be all over the news for the foreseeable future, probably right up to the point that he either goes to prison or he flees the country to avoid prosecution. But …
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Nature’s Manifold Beauty
The photo here depicts an abandoned fishing village near Shanghai. Its beauty is based partly on the unusual atmospheric conditions, as the sunlight filters through the mist and reflects off the lush green foliage. But to me, it also serves …
More on Remorseless Capitol Stormer
Yesterday I noted that this Capitol stormer’s story has all kinds of interesting legal, philosophical, and political implications. I then suggested readers check out this three-minute video:
The Great Shift in American Values
Good point here. The United States has shifted so far to the right that the values that were held almost universally when I was a boy are now considered left-wing. Making sure people don’t starve is a good example, but …
Capitol Stormer: I Feel No Remorse
This woman, a real estate agent in Northern Texas, has a story to tell that has all kinds of interesting legal, philosophical, and political implications. A three-minute video from local news:
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A Few Random, Perhaps Interesting Ideas
I was flattered to be asked to participate in another Zoom call (this our eighth) with about 12 members of my high school class of 1973. A few take-aways I thought I’d share. For the first time since the end …
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What Does the Last Half-Century in Northern Ireland Portend for the Next Stop in U.S. History?
Gary Tulie writes something I thought I’d share, with a few brief words of my own at the bottom: Hi Craig. I am concerned about what might happen during or in the immediate aftermath of Joe Biden’s inauguration. A warning …
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Extreme Right-Wing Views Are Surprisingly Coherent
In Western philosophy we have something called “truth theory,” of which there are essentially three: Correspondence: For everything in the universe that is true, there is a corresponding statement to that effect. Since Santa Barbara is in California, the statement, …
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Most of the World Progressing Towards Civility
While the United States continues its dive into mayhem, with its armed insurrections, traffickers in voter fraud theories, QAnoners, anti-vaxxers, climate deniers, and children in cages policies, most of the rest of the world continues to make some level of …
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