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• Trump: a Damning Indictment

  

  The Albany Times-Union’s Sunday presidential endorsement editorial was quite extraordinary in multiple respects.It was unusually early. Filled an entire page.... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Black Swan

  

  You get fed every day. All you can eat. Treated very nicely too. As such days go by, you grow ever more confident they will continue. Then comes Thanksgiving —... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Dozen Daffy Delusions

  

  1. Urban rioting is scarier than Covid-19.12. Only Trump can fix it.23. Face masks infringe on freedom.34. Immigration is bad for us.45. Foreign trade costs... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• My Q&A with Biden

  

  I was privileged to participate in a zoom with Joe Biden today, and got to ask him a question.RicchettiThe session began with Steve Ricchetti (Biden’s chief of... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Disputed Presidential Election — of 1876

  

  In college I wrote a paper on the disputed 1876 election — a unique case in our history. Which I never thought I’d see reprised.President Grant, after two terms... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bidenomics: What to Expect

  

  Trump tries to scare voters with a bogeyman Biden — a captive of left-wing radicals who will turn America socialist, open borders, unleash violence, destroy... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Are Trumpsuckers So Manipulable?

  

  We evolved as an extraordinarily social species, with group cooperation a key adaptation. Of course every animal looks out for itself, to get its genes into... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Presidential Covidiocy

  

  In the debate, Trump mocked Biden’s mask-wearing, as he’s done continuously. Trump was probably already infected. He also denigrated Biden’s intelligence. Who... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Mortimer Adler: Ten Philosophical “Mistakes”

  

  Mortimer Adler (1902-2001) was an American philosophy impresario. His shtick was promoting philosophy to the masses, at least the intelligent masses. Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Debate: Trump’s Demons out of Control

  

  Trump is actually exceptionally intelligent. His glibness, ability to spin the blarney, is prodigious. Unfortunately, he is also mentally ill.One commentator... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump’s Plan: “Get Rid of the Ballots”

  

  Trump is very clear. He says he wants the Supreme Court vacancy filled before Nov. 3, because he sees the election being decided by the court (not voters). He... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Mychal Denzel Smith’s Revolution: Radical Left Magical Thinking

  

  I was shouting at the TV while watching with my wife The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah interview Mychal Denzel Smith (right), author of Stakes is High. Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• John Lewis and the “Beloved Community”

  

  One of my book groups read John Lewis’s 1998 autobiography, Walking With the Wind. He’s long been a hero to me.The subtitle is A Memoir of the Movement,... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Ginsburg Seat: into the Abyss

  

  We were already at Armageddon. Pandemic and economic collapse, schools closed, racial turmoil, and our political tribalism climaxing with the most divisive and... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Rhapsody in Blue

  

  I’m no music buff. But being human I enjoy music; mainly music inspiring positive emotion. Often supplying my own words to go with it.I visit New York City for ... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump’s Depravity Explained by His Psychologist Niece

  

  There’s been much psychoanalysis of Trump. Though his depravity seems obvious to any objective observer, supporters dismiss that as baseless partisan slander.... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Economics and Sex

  

  (NOTE: the following was actually written before the pandemic (I have a backlog). Question for discussion: how is this analysis altered, if at all, by the new... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• My Beautiful Birthday Brunch Buffet

  

  I’ve always loved food buffets — being able to taste many different flavors. (Maybe my welcoming immigration is psychologically related.) One of the reasons I’v... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Darwin’s Apostles and Evolutionary Science: Fighting “fake News”

  

  Dr. Abby Hafer has her doctorate in zoology from Oxford University and currently teaches at Curry College. She has authored the book Unintelligent Design,... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• “I’m Not Making This Up” — Dave Barry’s Greatest Hits

  

  This book was in my cupboard for years — okay, decades. I noticed it was published during the Reagan administration when I pulled it out and decided to read... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2020 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY