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• Obamagate: Biggest Political Scandal Ever

  

  We’re in the worst national catastrophe of our lifetimes — death toll nearing 100,000, millions losing jobs, normal living suspended. Worsened by Trump’s... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is Biden’s Fundraising Corrupt?

  

  A recent article on medium.com decries solicitations for large contributions to Biden’s campaign, entitling one to attend a zoom event. (Today’s substitute for... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Woke Gone Wild

  

  (My book review being published in Skeptic magazine* (slightly revised)) A regime-imposed ideology, tolerating no dissent, enforced by a surveillance state and... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Destroying Our Rule of Law Culture

  

  After firing Michael Flynn as national security advisor for lying, Trump said Flynn had been “treated very unfairly.” Flynn was then indicted for lying to the... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Anti-democratic Pandemic

  

  The 1980s and ’90s saw a global democratic surge. Strongman rule ended in practically all of Latin America, much of Africa, and elsewhere. Communism collapsed. Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Accusation Against Biden — Who Are the Hypocrites?

  

  Republicans call Democrats hypocrites for believing charges of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh but not Joe Biden.Most women making such accusations are... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Reopening? Your Money Or Your Life

  

  Jack Benny’s famous bit: A mugger demands, “Your money or your life!” Benny hesitates. Then says, “I’m thinking it over!”Between economic sacrifices and... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump and China

  

  It’s now clear that in November Trump will be running against — China.Republicans are in a panic that Trump’s ghastly Covid-19 performance means he won’t be... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• You Can Help Afghanistan Fight Covid-19

  

  Intense as the Covid-19 coverage is, I have the sense that most of us can only dimly grasp, yet, the human tragedy’s true depth. More the economic devastation... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• How Old is the World?

  

  Is the Earth around 4.5 billion years old? Or, just 6,022 and a few months?PBS’s Independent Lens had a fascinating documentary about Kentucky’s “Ark... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Open Society and Its Enemies

  

  (A condensed recap of my talk at the Albany Public Library on Nov. 19)Philosopher Karl Popper (1902-94) wrote The Open Society and Its Enemies in 1945. It... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• “Total Authority” and Robinson’s Law

  

  Trump has claimed “total authority.” Robinson’s Law: Any democracy is one bad man away from dictatorship.Germany was a democracy until January 30, 1933. Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The American Crisis

  

  These are the times that try men’s souls. “Try” meant “test” when Thomas Paine wrote those words.We’re having an extraordinary economic crisis, entwined with... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Yes, Virginia, There Are Racists

  

  My last post ended by noting how many people doing important work, especially in these perilous times, are non-whites. Which irks certain whites. My writing thi... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Our Everyday Heroes

  

  Medical personnel are the heroes of the moment. On the front lines, working flat out, under great emotional stress, literally risking their lives. Deserving... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• My Daily Coronavirus Briefing

  

  Today’s key story is undercounting coronavirus cases and deaths. Another great piece of New York Times reporting.It comes back again to the administration’s... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Life in Difficult Times: German Notgeld

  

  We’re now seeing pandemic literature — personal accounts from people about coping with home confinement. My own normal life is much like quarantine anyway. Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Human Social Virtues in a Time of Crisis

  

  Garrison Keillor once said, if the purpose of one’s life is to serve others, then what purpose is served by the existence of those others? This actually poses... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• As the Virus Goes Viral

  

  My first 3/9 post on coronavirus was mocked for underestimating it. That’s a misreading. But I was over-estimating the government’s response. Which could have... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Pandemic and the Trump Cult

  

  (Expanding on my Feb. 13 featured commentary in the Albany Times-Union)America is the culmination of thousands of years of people grappling with how to make goo... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY