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• Is Trump a Nascent Hitler?

  

  Just recently I opined that Trump probably can’t win. Already I’m less sure. Republicans are drinking the Kool-Aid en masse, trying to sanitize him, or at... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Big Buttocks

  

  Striving to maintain for this blog an elevated standard of excellence and seriousness, I don’t normally comment about buttocks.(OK, I did write about overhearin... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Agony of an Undecided Voter

  

  A person of strong views, in half a century of voting I have never before been “undecided.” But this time it’s an agonizing choice.Not voting is unthinkable.... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Bathroom Battle: What Am I Missing?

  

  Transgender femaleScenario 1: A transgender woman – who looks female – enters a women’s room. Nobody notices.Scenario 2: A transgender male – who looks male –... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Republicans Drink the Kool-Aid

  

  “Resistance is futile,” said Star-Trek’s Borg.And so most Republicans are giving up – drinking the Kool-Aid.* Convincing themselves it’s not so bad. Maybe even ... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Something Horrible is Happening: Reading the Obituary Page

  

  Something horrible is happening. Dozens of local people die every day. It’s a holocaust.I read the obituary page, and feel bad for everyone there. What’s... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• African-Americans on Currency – Too Politically Correct?

  

  Andrew Jackson will be replaced, on the front of the $20 bill, with Harriet Tubman, a black woman. Inevitably some (like Trump) cry, “Political correctness!”... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What Explains the Vicious Left?

  

  I recently wrote about a talk by scientist David Gelernter, at the state university. A student got up to ask about an article he’d written – “What Explains the... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Could a Machine Ever Feel Emotion? – David Gelernter

  

  I recently heard a talk by Yale Professor David Gelernter, notable guru of computer science and artificial intelligence.* His new book is The Tides of Mind. Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trumpelstiltskin and the Yahoo Vote

  

  I will vote for Kasich, reason, and decency, in the New York primary. But this may be the first state giving Trump over 50%. Shame on New York.He says Kasich... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What America Needs: More Competition

  

  Unfashionably, I am an unrepentant advocate for free market capitalism. Vocal “progressive” and populist critics assail the system as rotten, rigged against... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Truth About Immigration

  

  My local community is having a celebration of immigrants. It’s timely, given our national panic attack over immigration. Forgetting Ronald Reagan’s “Tear down... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Morocco: Open for Business

  

  Since our daughter had a gap between jobs in Jordan and Afghanistan, we met up for a hastily booked Morocco tour.We had been to this North African country... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Splitting the GOP

  

  I’ve been writing a lot about politics lately. Every four years we’re told “this election is critical;” it’s a cliché. But this time really is different –... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Supreme Court Nomination – the Stupid Party Again

  

  Republicans control the Senate. They could have simply gone through the motions of considering President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, holding hearings, but... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Islamically Correct Rape

  

  How often we’re told morality comes from religion.The Islamic State trumpets a pure, strict Muslim faith. Which, they say, prohibits sex with a pregnant woman.... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Blame for Trumpism

  

  I’ve written that the Trump phenomenon is a dive to a lower, baser level of civic discourse. Who can we blame?Of course there’s a lot involved. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• “Our Kids” and the Real Inequality

  

  Inequality is a big issue. But focusing on the 99%-versus-1% is misguided. The idea that if the 1% had less the 99% would have more is incorrect. Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Campaign Finance: Government Hands Off!

  

  Hillary loves pointing out that the notorious Citizens United case was about her: an anti-Hillary film that ran afoul of federal regulation. Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Make America Great Again? Or Degraded?

  

  John Zogby, who’s very smart, suggests Rubio make Kasich his running mate now. It’s an intriguing gambit that could give Rubio a desperately needed boost. Or... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY