18 Feb, 2021
Vulnerability in the moment
Pardon me while I break the fourth wall. I’m in the human stew right now, you might say: drowning in politics, technology, the weather and my own crazy ego. I’m trying to write a column.
18 Feb, 2021
11 Feb, 2021
Stealing the vote, building a wall
Stealing the vote, building a wall by Robert C. Koehler 936 words Imagine a “USA!” that has truly outgrown –...
4 Feb, 2021
National vs. human security
“It is long past time for . . . a sea change in the United States’ approach to national and human security . . .”
21 Jan, 2021
Countering the fascism to come
Normalcy and tradition held sway as — for the first time in my life — I watched a presidential inauguration live...
15 Jan, 2021
Lynching political correctness
Lynching political correctness by Robert C. Koehler 887 words Published in: Flagler Live, LA Progressive, Watertown Daily Times, Black Star...
7 Jan, 2021
Real change on a living planet
As the New Year asserts itself — a year that begins in global lockdown...
23 Dec, 2020
Restoring the soul of America
"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez nailed it once again, tweeting her frustration and despair a few days ago..."
16 Dec, 2020
One world: the wisdom of wholeness
The words are those of Mark Haywood, in an email to me last week about my column...
10 Dec, 2020
Embracing ecological realism
Does Joe Biden see his mission as merely reclaiming situation normal from...
19 Nov, 2020
Beyond simplistic ‘peace’
Beyond simplistic ‘peace’ by Robert C. Koehler 968 words Published in: City Watch LA, Pagosa Daily Post, The News International,...
12 Nov, 2020
The Biden mandate won’t go away
The Biden mandate won’t go away by Robert C. Koehler 870 words And now . . . what? Published in:...
6 Nov, 2020
Listening to Trump leaves me speechless
It’s post-election, but still up for grabs as I write, creating a post-Election Day void of painful proportions...
28 Oct, 2020
The parallel universe of peace
Here’s a piece of paradoxical news that puts even the looming U.S. presidential election in perspective: Nuclear weapons are now (or soon will be) . . . good Lord, illegal...
22 Oct, 2020
The anti-racist revolution
The nation has less than two weeks left to live in its comfort zone of platitudes. This is by far the most ominous election buildup of my...
14 Oct, 2020
Columbus Day in Pretend America
Before the fake holiday known as Columbus Day completely disappears for another year, I want to grab hold of it for a moment and look at what it really has to offer us: a dizzying dose of historical realism.