9 Oct, 2017
Should Limiting North Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions Be the Responsibility of the U.S. Government?
“In recent months, advances in the North Korean government’s nuclear weapons program have led to a sharp confrontation between the...
3 Oct, 2017
Catalonia to Cascadia
“Since last November many of us in many places in the US have heightened dreams of secession, of new nation-states,...
2 Oct, 2017
The Rise (and Fall?) of the Machines
“When our children, one girl, one boy, were in their pre-teens, my wife instituted “ladies’ day” as a special occasion...
26 Sep, 2017
Trump and Kim, A Dangerous Pairing
““We’re dealing with somebody that we’ll figure out. He may be smart, he may be strategic—and he may be totally...
20 Sep, 2017
The bully showed up at the wrong playground – Trump’s misguided address at the United Nations
““It was the wrong speech, at the wrong time, to the wrong audience,” Swedish foreign Minister Margot Wallström expressed about...
20 Sep, 2017
Presidential Bomb Threats at the UN
“Donald Trump denounced North Korea and its president Kim Jong-un as “depraved” before the United Nations Sept. 19, saying the...
17 Sep, 2017
World Citizenship Is More Popular Than You Might Think
“Has nationalism captured the hearts and minds of the world’s people? It certainly seems to have emerged as a powerful...
8 Sep, 2017
The Endangered Nuclear Deal with Iran
“Nikki Haley, US ambassador to the United Nations, said the other day that Iran had violated the spirit of the...
6 Sep, 2017
Begging for war
““There are no good options,” Brian Williams said the other night on MSNBC, launching a discussion about North Korea with...
5 Sep, 2017
Sixth grade recess
“How close are we today to nuclear war between the United States and North Korea? As close as somebody in...
1 Sep, 2017
Imploring President Trump to Reconsider Reinstating Program Offering Military Surplus to Police
“On August 28, the Trump administration unveiled a new plan to roll back limits President Obama had placed in 2015...
26 Aug, 2017
Pardoning Arpaio: The Power not the Right
“How do I know the Constitution is the supreme law? How do I know the Constitution is supreme over Congress...
23 Aug, 2017
Farewell, Steve Bannon
“Steve Bannon’s rise to fame and (some) power was at least as much the product of the media as of...
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...
20 Aug, 2017
“We burned down every town in North Korea”
““We went over there and fought the war and eventually burned down every town in North Korea anyway, some way...