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• The Great Deal-Maker Tackles North Korea

  

  The Great Deal-Maker, Making America Great Again. First day in office, he hands China — for nothing in return — a gigantic geopolitical boost. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2018 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democratic Presidential Prospects

  

  I enrolled Democrat to have a presidential primary vote — for a candidate who can beat Trump, and make America great again. Maybe after four years we can still... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2018 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• White Rage

  

  Alice GreenCarol Anderson’s book White Rage was discussed recently at the Albany Library by Alice Green, Director of the Center for Law and Justice and a... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2018 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Pillow Talk

  

  While lingering in bed together, my wife asked, “Are you almost ready to get up?”“Define almost,” I said. “Does it have a time element?”“Time is an illusion,”... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2018 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Tariffs: Economic Nationalism Or Economic Madness?

  

  Trump is slapping stiff tariffs (i.e., taxes) on steel and aluminum imports. He says it’s to protect our “vital” steel and aluminum industries from foreign... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2018 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Book That Changed America: Darwin, Slavery, and God

  

  DarwinThe Book That Changed America is the title of one by Randall Fuller. It’s about Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, looking at its impact particularly in... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2018 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Says Arm Teachers — “problem Solved!”

  

  Fact: the more guns are around, the more guns get in the wrong hands, the more people get shot by them, and the more also get shot accidentally.Many Americans... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2018 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Does the Second Amendment Cover Fake Guns?

  

  Dodie Horton is a huge Trump fan who felt his election restored America. She’s a pistol-packing gun rights enthusiast, and Louisiana state legislator. Horton wa... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2018 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Dreamers’ Nightmare

  

  The Senate has failed to rescue the “dreamers” — young people brought here as children, without legal status. A big majority of Americans favor such legislation... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2018 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Being and Nothingness: How the Brain Creates Mind and Self

  

  Phineas Gage was a big name in brain science. Not a scientist — but a railroad construction foreman. Until in 1848 an accidental explosion rammed a three-foot... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2018 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Chris Gibson Thinks We Can Put America Right

  

  He calls himself an optimist. He believes we’re on the wrong track, but can fix it.After a 29 year military career, Chris Gibson won a New York congressional... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2018 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• God and the Super Bowl

  

  My local paper’s “Voices of Faith” column, on Super Bowl weekend, was authored by Richard John Mouw, “professor of faith and public life” at a California... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2018 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• America’s Democratic Voting Threatened

  

  Trump’s “election fraud” commission was aimed at justifying Republican efforts to keep Democrats from voting. The commission’s ignominious demise doesn’t end... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2018 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Upgrading to Humanity 2.0

  

  Tech guru Ray Kurzweil called it “The Singularity” – when artificial intelligence outstrips human intelligence – and starts operating on its own. Then everythin... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2018 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Believing Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast

  

  NunesThe House Intelligence Committee voted for releasing the memo by its Chairman, Republican Rep. Devin Nunes, attacking the FBI and Department of Justice —... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2018 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump’s Wall of Caca, and DACA

  

  First he lied that Mexico would pay for it. Now he wants $25 billion from U.S. taxpayers as a down-payment on his border wall.The other night on TV I saw a row... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2018 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Conservatism and Elephants

  

  (This appeared as a commentary in the January 24 Albany Times-Union)I used to call myself a conservative. The left/right divide originated in the French... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2018 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• China’s Culture of Corruption

  

  We keep hearing how corrupt the U.S. political system is; this fueled the Sanders and Trump revolts. And the problem is real. It’s mainly that political... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2018 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why We Need a Free Press

  

  My local paper, the Times-Union, has a terrific columnist, Chris Churchill.* Recently he wrote about the Edson Thevenin case.Thevenin was driving drunk and... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2018 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Albany Women’s March Against Trump

  

  I went to the local women’s march, at the state capitol. Didn’t relish standing in the cold for two hours during speeches (note to self: next time, double... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2018 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY