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• Believers — Defended by a Nonbeliever

  

  A friend urged me to read anthropologist Melvin Konner’s 2019 book, Believers. Its subtitle, Faith in Human Nature, has two meanings, readable together as the... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2024 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The War on Rule of Law

  

  This is a very big deal. Republicans say Trump’s felony conviction is a blot on our justice system, a partisan persecution. Suppose for a moment they’re right.... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2024 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• CrazyLand

  

  “As regards Trump, it’s quite obvious that the effective removal of political opponents by all lawful and unlawful means is going on, and the whole world can se... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2024 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• La Commedia è Finita — ??

  

  For nine effing years this one man has fixated national attention like no other in our history. Just what his deranged ego craves.When in 2015, Mr. Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2024 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Albany’s Greek Festival Gone Wild

  

  Our town’s long had an annual Greek Festival. The kind of multiculturalism I love about this country — not separationist but inclusivist, Greek-Americans... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2024 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Social is Political

  

  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (2016-22) was a nasty vulgar man devoid of redeeming qualities. His signature policy was murdering anyone even suspected... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2024 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is Xi Jinping a Robot?

  

  By a certain age one’s character is often writ into one’s face. Just looking at Trump’s you should see what he is. And look at Hitler’s speeches. Putin’s... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2024 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Me, My Wife, and 3 Amigos

  

  This picture is not an AI or photoshop creation. My wife Therese and I attended the big March 28 Democratic fundraiser at New York’s Radio City Music Hall (wher... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2024 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• It’s the Culture Stupid

  

  “It’s the economy stupid,” decreed James Carville, Bill Clinton’s 1990s campaign guru — a line that became a staple of our politics, saying it’s the economy tha... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2024 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The British Post Office Scandal: How Not to Handle One

  

  “The worst miscarriage of justice in British history,” it’s been called — “an affront to justice.” Hundreds of innocent people convicted on false evidence. Not ... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2024 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Not a Trump-Trump Ticket?

  

  The ass-kissing wannabees for Trump’s running mate —like Elise Stefanik, Tim Scott — even Marjorie Taylor Jewish Space Laser Greene — are making a ludicrous... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2024 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Campus Protests and Radical Chic

  

  Israel’s Gaza atrocities unfolded over months with scarcely a whimper of campus protest. Then suddenly all hell broke loose. Why now?Well, the weather is nicer... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2024 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Artificial Intelligence Explains There’s No God

  

  ChatGPT, a leading Artificial Intelligence entity, is very easy to use. Just google it, go to the site, and sign up: very simple and free. Then there’s a box... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2024 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Two Chinas Are Better Than One

  

  “Unification brings strength while division leads to chaos,” declares China’s State Council, referring to its aim of absorbing Taiwan. “This is a law of... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2024 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Republicans on Abortion: “Full of Shit”

  

  That’s a quote from The Daily Show. Actually applies to today’s Republican party in toto.Daily said it following a clip of Arizona senate candidate (and electio... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2024 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The American Dream: A Fairy Tale?

  

  The New York State Writers Institute’s annual Film Festival is always a great event. It’s free, and this year’s included nice breakfast and dinner buffets!... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2024 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What the Hell is Happening to America?

  

  The American character has ever been one of positive spirit, optimism, self-confidence. Thus conventional wisdom in politics was that positivity always beats... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2024 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Eclipse Apocalypse: Or, A Day at the Beach

  

  You watch, for over an hour, through your protective glasses, as the Moon’s dark disc progressively occludes the Sun. Darkness descends; the temperature drops.... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2024 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Was Saving the Union Lincoln’s Big Mistake?

  

  America has been blessed with some leaders of great nobility and vision. Washington and Lincoln stand out. Lincoln almost godlike in his depth of character and... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2024 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Byzantine Coin Lover’s Frabjous Day

  

  In my coin dealing business, customers like to sell me stuff. Couple years ago a guy drove up with a rented U-Haul fully packed with coins he said he’d been... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2024 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY