15 Oct, 2018
Getting Away with Murder
“In March I wrote about the visit to Washington of Saudi Arabia’s new leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. At...
14 Oct, 2018
Our American character and you the voter
“When we speak of people from a particular identity group—ethnicity, nationality, regional group, state, town, or one of many others—we...
8 Oct, 2018
What’s Happened to the Big Wage Increases Promised by Republicans?
“The recent announcement by the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, that his company would give substantial raises to its lowest-paid...
3 Oct, 2018
From Carswell to Kavanaugh
“These words did in G. Harrold Carswell nearly five decades ago: “I am Southern by ancestry, birth, training, inclination, belief...
26 Sep, 2018
Lie and deny
“It is difficult to keep my head from exploding with each new day’s political developments. So now Rod Rosenstein is...
26 Sep, 2018
The curse of eve
“This is so much bigger than Brett Kavanaugh, or the outcome of his nomination. Women are suddenly opening their secret...
18 Sep, 2018
On Dealing with China
“Ever since China’s economic reforms began in 1978, the goal of US foreign policy has been to “manage” China’s rise...
15 Sep, 2018
Hurricane Trump, Season 2
“A year ago I wrote about the problems in Houston, I wrote with great frustration about political expedience, poor planning,...
10 Sep, 2018
Hey! Democracy! Choices!
“What, we wonder, can we do about it? What is there to do about a lack of funding for our...
6 Sep, 2018
Coming Apart? Maybe Not
“Day by day the Trump administration is coming apart. Revelations abound about the dysfunctions of the Trump team, about Trump’s...
21 Aug, 2018
Another Week Under Trumpocracy
“Some takeaways from another week under He Who Would Be Emperor: “All politics is local.” Speaking to local issues rather...
18 Aug, 2018
Anti-American, anti-truth White House
“How is Trump doing in his fake MAGA quest? MPGA? Make Putin Great Again? My career as an activist since...
15 Aug, 2018
Saving Democracy
“Writing on democracy, I’m reminded of a great old Stevie Wonder song, “Love’s in Need of Love Today.” Democracy is...
11 Aug, 2018
Honestly Looking at Family Values
“A recent look at the GOP’s platform on immigration was quite heartbreaking; they want to break up and damage good...
3 Aug, 2018
While Rome (and Most Everywhere Else) Burns
“By now we’re accustomed to learning that every year brings record high temperatures around the world. Extreme weather, says Prof....