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• Supreme Court Follies #1: Abortion

  

  I use the word “follies” not in the fun sense, but as the plural of “folly.” The Supreme Court is plunging headlong toward great follies, as if calculated to... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Whoopi Goldberg Critiques Human Behavior

  

  Whoopi Goldberg is a comic. Or so I’ve heard. Can’t say I’ve ever actually seen her being funny. Nevertheless, seeking a break from my customary heavy reading, ... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Idiocracy

  

  As someone vaunting human reason, the 2006 comedy film Idiocracy haunts me. It starts with an upscale couple — intelligent, educated, thoughtful — agonizing... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Isness: What is Existence?

  

  The deepest of all questions is why is there something and not nothing? Existence either sprang from nothing, or is eternal. Both possibilities make our minds g... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• “Let’s Go Brandon!” and the State of American Political Discourse

  

  In case you didn’t know:“Let’s Go Brandon!” means “Fuck Joe Biden!” The latter phrase was chanted at some NASCAR event and the sportscaster mis-heard it as the... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Death, Memory, and Meaning

  

  The biggest fact of life is death. Life’s purpose is preparing to be dead for a very long time. How do we do that?Some try to evade the issue by anticipating... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Deep State

  

  “The Deep State” refers to a locus of true power, hidden, pulling strings behind the scenes. Journalist David Rohde discussed his 2020 book about this, at the... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Baltimore Coin Show Fun

  

  Last week I went to the Baltimore coin show. Normally thrice yearly, it hadn’t been held for two years, due to Covid. Southwest has a one-hour early flight, the... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Two Waitings

  

  In 1977, when Avon published my fantasy novel, my middle initial was omitted on the cover. So we got a tart letter from the other Frank Robinson — Frank M. —a... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• “Intelligent Design” — Another View

  

  You’re walking in a forest and find a watch on the ground. Seems obviously the intentional creation of an intelligent designer. Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Dave Chapelle’s Netflix Trans Shocker

  

  Comedian Dave Chapelle had a history of offending some trans activists. His latest Netflix special, Closer, focusing on that subject, sparked a firestorm. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• America’s Didius Julianus Moment

  

  Didius Julianus was the Roman Emperor who bought his crown at auction.Here’s the story. The madman Emperor Commodus (the one in Gladiator) was murdered on the... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Threat from the Illiberal Left

  

  Robert Boyers’s 2019 book, The Tyranny of Virtue, decried the woke left campus culture’s oppressive censoriousness. My 2020 review* ended by noting that the... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Robinson’s 2021 Albany Voters Guide

  

  Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan is running for a third term. Opposing her are Republican candidate Alicia Purdy and independent Greg Aidala; and Valerie Faust as a... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Donut King

  

  Ted Ngoy came to America, a refugee from Cambodia’s genocide, with nothing but some family members — and great drive. Worked hard at various jobs, one in a donu... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Phony Environmental Rights Amendment

  

  This election day, New Yorkers have the opportunity to vote for a state constitutional amendment guaranteeing us the right to clean air and water and to enjoy... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The State of the Union: A Republican Comeback?

  

  Conventional wisdom says a president’s party loses seats in midterm elections. Republicans, needing few gains to control Congress, will benefit from the census... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Religion as a Source of Morality and Witch Burning

  

  [I can hardly believe this piece got published in today’s Albany Times-Union. On the “Faith and Values” page! Especially my final paragraph!]*Most human... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Analyzing the Religious Right

  

  Katherine Stewart is an investigative reporter and author of the book, The Power Worshippers. I attended her talk titled “The dangerous rise of the religious... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• “Lookism” — Life is Unfair

  

  Discrimination is a hot topic — race, gender, age, sexual orientation. But there’s one sort widely unrecognized: what columnist David Brooks calls “lookism.”... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY