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• Our Gal in Kabul

  

  ElizabethOur daughter Elizabeth is going to Kabul, to sort out the mess there.With a degree in international relations and economics, she’s been in Jordan... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bye Bye Bush; Thank You, Nikki Haley

  

  So, last we spoke, I said I’d watched Rubio blow the presidency in that pre-New Hampshire debate. Well, that was a bit hasty; he seems to have recovered from... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Political Ad

  

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  Posted on 19 February 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Can Money Buy Happiness?

  

  Money does buy a lot of things that enhance well-being; and many of life’s problems can be solved if you have enough money. But past that point, scientific... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Presidential Politics: Republicans Heading Toward the Abyss

  

  What was supposed to happen was that Marco Rubio, surging with momentum out of Iowa, would do very well in New Hampshire, conceivably even winning; Bush,... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Albany’s High School Boondoggle

  

  Last fall, a referendum in Albany on building literally the costliest high school on Earth, at $196 million, narrowly failed. Now, a revote is scheduled for... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Creation Story: Religion Vs. Science

  

  The Judaeo-Christian creation story is pretty straightforward – God did it (don’t ask where he came from). Science says it was a Big Bang. Superficially the... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bloomberg on a White Horse?

  

  My political awakening was in 1964, backing Barry Goldwater. Some saw his nomination as politically suicidal – as Trump’s or Cruz’s would be. But Goldwater was ... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Grannies Killed by College Exams

  

  It’s true. College exams are deadly for students’ grandmothers. A study determined that granny death rates spike tenfold before a midterm, and nineteen times... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Joe Krausman, Monkeyshines, and Heightism

  

  My friend Joe Krausman is a truly amazing fellow. Everywhere I go – whether it’s a lecture, open mic, party, whatever – Joe is there. Maybe he’s stalking me. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Angry, Illiberal Left and Right, and the Silent Majority

  

  Our politics is riven between a left whose anger is largely economic and a right whose is largely cultural. Both are illiberal in the classical sense. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Regulation, Poverty, and Hot Sex

  

  Tacna is an industrial park set up by Peru’s government. It even offers exemption from corporate income tax. Yet Tacna stands empty. Why? Because of the red tap... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What Do We Live For?

  

  “God, make me chaste – but not yet.”AugustineThat was Saint Augustine, famously wrestling between his worldly desires and desire for holiness. He’s profiled in... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Sense of Grievance: a Personal Lesson

  

  One factor motivating Islamic radicals is a deep sense of grievance. A feeling that Muslims are victims of injustice, disrespected, a grievance crying out for... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2015 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Evidence on Religion and Morality

  

  Without God, everything is permitted, said Ivan Karamazov in Dostoyevsky’s novel. Atheists are hit with this constantly: that people are basically bad and need... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2015 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What Do Trump Supporters and ISIS Recruits Have in Common?

  

  No, it’s not a joke question. Both actually do reflect a similar dynamic: a wave of disaffection and psychological alienation. Trump supporters and ISIS recruit... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2015 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman”

  

  Then . . .You author a lone book that’s a huge cultural icon, then never write another word and basically submerge for over 50 years. That’s Harper Lee’s tale.... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Climate Change: What They Don’t Tell You

  

  World bigwigs meet in Paris and solemnly pledge carbon emission cuts to combat climate change. Columnist David Brooks likens this to a Weight Watchers meeting,... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2015 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• How to Defeat Terrorism: by Ignoring It

  

  With every terrorist atrocity, like San Bernardino, I ask myself – what the f— do these people think they’re accomplishing?The objective in war is to subdue... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2015 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Happy Hanukkah – a (snake) Oil Story

  

  Hanukkah was a relatively minor holiday until modern times, when it was puffed up mainly so Jewish children wouldn’t feel bad while their goy friends celebrate... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2015 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY