20 May, 2020
Rethinking public safety: Trust vs. force
““Guns aren’t just a danger in and of themselves,” writes Noah Berlatsky at Quartz. “They enable a policing philosophy built...
14 May, 2020
Racism and the national soul
“How deep does American racism go? And is it possible to uproot it?” Robert C. Koehler Published in: Bainbridge Island...
7 May, 2020
Can we achieve nuclear adulthood?
““I’ll never tire of repeating: We need to demilitarize world affairs, international politics and political thinking.” What if a world...
29 Apr, 2020
A united world must break out of prison
“At a time when the president wants to reopen the economy — but not the borders! — it’s time to...
22 Apr, 2020
Moral injury and the pandemic of violence
““The vet in the mirror may be wounded in the soul — and it is your duty to carry this...
16 Apr, 2020
War, irony and the new normal
“The uber-irony about the deadly coronavirus is that, as it claims lives, endangers millions and interrupts the social normal…” Robert...
1 Apr, 2020
Developing a vaccine against war
“What if the vaccine that’s eventually developed is so large in scope it includes the words of UN Secretary-General António...
26 Mar, 2020
The virus is our teacher
“Last Sunday at 11 a.m. I went for a walk. Even if it’s nothing special, a walk isn’t a normal...
20 Mar, 2020
Creative empathy in a pandemic
“One thing about a pandemic: It’s inclusive. We cannot survive it, move beyond it, by protecting merely some people. We...
11 Mar, 2020
War, profit and the coronavirus
“If you want expertise, don’t bother reading any further here. I know as much about coronavirus as any stunned disbeliever...
5 Mar, 2020
The meaning of Super Tuesday
“A gush of corporate relief fills the airwaves as Super Tuesday becomes history. A progressive wave was not electorally visible...
28 Feb, 2020
Bernie’s assault on our cliché of greatness
““Excuse me, occasionally it might be a good idea to be honest about American foreign policy.” I don’t think I’ve...
19 Feb, 2020
The paradox of climate security
“If there’s anything that’s going to shatter national borders and force humanity to reorganize itself, it’s climate change…” Robert C....
12 Feb, 2020
The wall: Separating democracy from voters
“The mainstream media imposes some serious certainties on the 2020 presidential election that drive me into a furious despair, e.g.:”...
5 Feb, 2020
Voting with food and water
“A bad app in Iowa throws everything into a tizzy. Who won? Come on, the horse race has begun. Let’s...