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• Belief in Economics

  

  Economics has been called “the dismal science.” And calling it a “science” at all is arguable. Yet to me it’s the essence of understanding how the world works. Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2013 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Moscow on the Hudson: New York’s Corrupt Politics and Casino Referendum

  

  I am proud to be an American. But not to be a New Yorker.I’ve written about the slime of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (still in office, despite further... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is There a God? Why I Am an Atheist and Humanist

  

  Many different religions have been practiced throughout history and around the world – with endlessly different and conflicting stories. Can anyone be sure thei... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Liberal Intellectuals LOVE the Death Penalty

  

  Gregory Benford’s sci-fi-ish novel Artifact takes place in current times. Archaeologists (annoyingly, he spells it without the second “a”) discover a strange... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2013 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Warmth of Other Suns and “The City of New Orleans”

  

  I loved Isabel Wilkerson’s 2010 book, The Warmth of Other Suns, about the great migration of blacks from the South between the 1910s and ‘60s. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Alice’s Adventures in Shutdownland

  

  Let’s see if I have this right. The government is shut down (except for the parts nobody wants shut) because the Republicans won’t authorize the money for it. Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The End Of The World – Here We Go Again

  

  Remember how the “sequester” happened? The 2011 deal to avoid default created the “Super Committee” to agree on a fiscal deal, under the Damocles sword of the... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Does The World Exist?

  

  In writing previously about Lawrence Krauss’s book, A Universe From Nothing: Why is There Something Rather Than Nothing? I called this the greatest question.... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2013 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Impoverishment of the Human Soul in American Education

  

  I’ve often written about education. Not that it’s a hot-button topic, or that I’m an expert; but it’s so important for America’s future.SouterWe know we’re... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2013 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• My Great Blind Date to Mexico

  

  The fall of ’73 was a strenuous time for me. At the PSC where I worked, the utilities we regulated were in crisis. My book about the Albany political machine ha... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• America’s Immigration Gestapo Betrays Iraqi Allies

  

  I love my country and believe it’s a force for good in the world. I’m not one of those cynics who expects America to behave badly. That’s why it hurts so much... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Julian Jaynes: How Old Is The Self?

  

  I recently had an article published in Philosophy Now. Because only subscribers can read it online, I’ve uploaded the text. Here’s a brief recap:Julian... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2013 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Assad and Obama Wriggle Off the Hook

  

  Putin and Assad are lying snakes, so any deal with them must engender supreme skepticism. Obama and Kerry almost say so (diplomatically), but in fact Obama... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2013 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• “Be Excellent to Yourself Dude”

  

  It’s a line from the movie Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure. Also a message in a bottle, found among Hurricane Sandy debris on Long Island. Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Scandalous Sochi Olympics: Medals for Disgrace and Bullshit

  

  An Olympic gold medal was always one of my fantasies. Standing up there, while our majestic national anthem is played – what a supreme moment! But, at 65, that... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• McDonald’s and Supersized Wages

  

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  Posted on 30 August 2013 BUSINESS, CULTURE, ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Syria: Moral Obscenity

  

  Secretary of State Kerry calls the poison gas attack a “moral obscenity.” Were the previous 100,000 deaths, cities bombed to rubble, 2 million refugees, and... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• “On The Muslim Question” – Or Avoiding It

  

  Anne Norton’s On The Muslim Question is one of the worst books I’ve ever read.A foreword says it’s “free of academic jargon and cultural studies clichés.” I... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2013 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Can We Stop America’s Decline?

  

  I’ve written about “Pakistan: The F**ked-Up Country.” America’s no Pakistan. But it sure is frustrating for optimists. Like Thomas Friedman and Michael... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Orphan Master’s Son

  

  You know those dystopian portrayals of imaginary future societies (1984, Soylent Green, etc.), dark and creepy. Adam Johnson’s novel The Orphan Master’s Son is... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2013 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY