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• Eat the Rich

  

  P. J. O’Rourke is the funniest serious writer I know. Or the most serious humorist. Even the “Acknowledgments” section of his book Eat the Rich is hilarious. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Russia’s Newest Satellite Nation: America

  

  America’s Central Intelligence Agency, after careful analysis of the factual evidence, has reached a firm conclusion that Russia’s regime not only interfered... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is Reality Real?

  

  Bishop Berkeley, a 1700s philosopher, was the first to question the existence of a material reality outside our minds. In my 2009 Optimism book, I quoted an... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• William Faulkner: Absalom, Absalom!

  

  Asked to name my favorite author, I’d probably say Faulkner. I’m reminded of this by finding, at a recent book sale, his novel Sartoris. Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Sickness of Trump Voters

  

  The Economist magazine did a statistical analysis of the presidential vote, by county, to find what demographic factor best predicted the swing to Trump (from... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Death with Dignity*

  

  How would you prefer to die? While having sex, some answer. But most just want to die at home among loved ones. However, most people die in some kind of... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump: Making China Great Again

  

  Thanks to president-elect Trump’s opposition, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal is dead. And considering all his China-bashing in the campaign, it’... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Thankfulness

  

  Many of us feel our world has been shattered, and we’re hurled into an alternate reality – like one of those dystopian future movies where the president is a... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• On to Mars

  

  I was 21. And I vividly remember newscaster David Brinkley, with his distinctive twang, calling July 20, 1969 “a date that will be remembered as long as people... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• President Trump, of the Nation Formerly Known as America

  

  Give him a chance. He can’t be so bad. He’s our president now. Let’s hope he succeeds. You’re just a bunch of political sore losers, get over it. This is what... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Rational Optimist – Or Pessimist?

  

  On Wednesday morning I changed this blog’s title from “The Rational Optimist” to “The Rational Pessimist.”Psychology research shows that... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Morning After

  

  No serious, thinking, responsible, conscientious, civic-minded people supported Trump (even before the sexual assault stuff). He was rightly seen as a perfect... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hillary’s Victory Speech (draft)

  

  To: HRCFrom: FSRRe: Draft victory speechWell, Hill, you didn’t use any of my drafts before. Though I bet you wish you had given that e-mail speech. Anyway,... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Final Word – Snow White Versus Voldemort

  

  The Economist magazine is ideologically far from Clinton and the Democrats, yet endorsed her. Their editorial is well worth reading, because it puts things in... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What This Election is About: America’s Soul

  

  This election is not about issues or policies. It’s about character – America’s character.Trump’s America would be a different country from the one I’ve known... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green-Weak: Poems by Therese L. Broderick

  

  I like the idea of being married to a poet. She takes it seriously; went back to school in her forties to get a master’s degree. Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2016 CULTURE

• Local Election Endorsements

  

  I have always normally voted against incumbent office-holders, as a matter of principle, because power corrupts, and rotation in office is democratically... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2016 POLITICS

• The Turd Artist: David Foster Wallace Revisited

  

  Wallace“But it’s s**t.”So begins The Suffering Channel. Its author, David Foster Wallace (who committed suicide in 2008), is an epic American literary figure. Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• How to Reduce Crime

  

  Our prisons are called “correctional facilities.” Social science writer Daniel Goleman says this is “a tragic misnomer: nothing gets corrected.”Indeed, prisons... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Descends Deeper into the Heart of Darkness

  

  He’s the gift that keeps on giving. In the debate, Trump was asked a question that can have only one answer. His running mate had given that answer. So had... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY