28 Oct, 2016
Nuclear weapons – the time for abolition is now
“At the United Nations this past week, 123 nations voted to commence negotiations next year on a new treaty to...
24 Oct, 2016
The Tragedy in Yeme
“Imagine if the Islamic Republic of Iran, complaining that its regional rival Saudi Arabia was meddling in a neighbor’s politics...
23 Oct, 2016
Open letter to Secretary Clinton and Senator Kaine
“I am unreservedly delighted that Secretary Clinton picked Senator Kaine and assume that all is on track for both of...
21 Oct, 2016
Commander In Chief
“Maybe it’s the phrase — “Commander in Chief” — that best captures the transcendent absurdity and unaddressed horrors of the...
21 Oct, 2016
“13th”
“Netflix’s new 100-minute documentary, “13th,” conceived and directed by Ava DuVernay, should be required viewing not only for high school...
21 Oct, 2016
Left Unsaid at the Third Debate
“Donald Trump waited one day before delivering the punch line to his sad joke, “I will keep you in suspense”...
18 Oct, 2016
Making America Great Again?
“It is interesting that the main word in “Make America Great Again”—and it is the crucial word—remains not only murky...
18 Oct, 2016
America’s Dangerous Moment
“On the eve of the third and (thank God!) final presidential debate, the main item still in question is not...
17 Oct, 2016
After the election, back to important things
“Soon, thank heaven, the 2016 election will be over. Americans can stop fussing over how many women Donald Trump molested,...
16 Oct, 2016
Meet the Millennial Vote
“I am an old millennial, one who just barely squeezes into the age category. I graduated high school in 2000....
15 Oct, 2016
The Rape Election
“Although I generally applaud the notion of a national conversation about rape and rape culture, the repeated coverage of the...
14 Oct, 2016
A milestone for America’s culture
“Slowly, relentlessly, America’s culture is undergoing profound change. But the transformation mostly is under the radar, hardly noticed…” James A....
13 Oct, 2016
Nuclear Standoff
“Values the size of Planet Earth are at stake, as the American presidential election grows ever smaller, ever pettier, ever...
12 Oct, 2016
Negative coattails good for Senate
“Donald Trump is in love. Like any narcissist, he sees his heart’s desire in the mirror and is pathologically incapable...
11 Oct, 2016
The Final Days Of Donald Trump
“Until a few weeks ago, historians of the US presidency were fixed on Donald Trump’s meteoric and unpredictable rise. Now...