Sunday, May 15, 2022

How the West Made the War in Ukraine Almost Inevitable

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The Soviet Union had collapsed, the former Communist countries of Eastern Europe were free, the world balance of power had changed; the cold...
Saturday, February 26, 2022

The Vanished Frontier

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Throughout all of man's development, there have always been frontiers, places either geographic or intellectual, where an individual cou...
Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Republican's "Legitimate Political Discourse"

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Is there no end to the mendacity of Republican Party leaders; have they no shame?   We've heard them labeling real news, "fake...
Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Making the Titans of Finance and Industry Accept Social Responsibility

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Why is our society, our world, ignoring the warnings of climate change, destroying our environment, creating ever-larger inequality even as ...
Monday, December 27, 2021

An Open Letter to Democratic Party Leaders

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My fellow Democratic colleague: In 2004, I warned in my book, We Still Hold These Truths, that our democracy was being attacked from within....
Sunday, November 28, 2021

The State of American Democracy, the Body Politic

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Over the course of almost 250 years, American democracy has often been a raucous place, both at the level of the citizenry and elected offic...
Tuesday, October 5, 2021

The False Promise of the Future

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We as a society/culture are very future-oriented.   Why?   Because we feel the future holds the promise of having better lives, often throug...