28 Oct, 2021
Crisis in Sudan is a lesson for the U.S.
About 2,700 years ago a storytelling slave named Aesop told tales of political, religious, and social themes...
10 Oct, 2021
Two parties: Two countries
We have a two-party political system, one that evolves with time, people, and circumstance...
29 Jun, 2021
Politically correct racism
“The United States is a nation founded on both an ideal and a lie.” I offer these words of Nikole Hannah-Jones, whose 2019 essay is part of the New York Times Magazine’s “1619 Project,” to the Heritage Foundation and the horde of Republican politicians currently trying to update the look and feel of American racism
22 Jul, 2020
George, Breonna, Ahmaud, Trayvon . . . What Now, White America?
“Ten weeks before a white policeman killed George Floyd on a Minneapolis street, three white officers wearing plain clothes bashed...
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...
11 Oct, 2017
Mystery
“Trillions of galaxies each contain billions of stars. A unified field of gravitational waves, black holes, and dark matter ties…”...
23 Aug, 2017
Facing History In the Age of Trump
so achieves nothing beyond a fleeting sense of satisfaction…” Robert C. Koehler Published in: Common Dreams, Free Press, Tribune Content...
31 May, 2017
Strip and flip: Democracy in a cage
“The wound burst open in November. History, suddenly, could no longer be avoided. Reality could no longer be avoided…” Robert...
27 Jul, 2016
Slavery, War and Presidential Politics
“As I watched “unity” take hold of the Democratic Party this week, the believer in me wanted to be imbibe...