Donald Trump is going to be the nominee of the Republican Party in this year, 2016. This is so beyond belief that I’m sure years…
The New Arab Wars: a review
Posted on 0 commentThis book, by Marc Lynch, is worth reading if you are looking, as I was, for a book that puts the whole post-Arab Spring thing…
The future of elections
Posted on 0 commentWe have the extraordinary good fortune of living in the greatest period in human history. Most Americans would blithely dismiss that statement even without seeing it as…
Why Sanders Is Nonsense.
Posted on 1 commentOkay, allow me a little hyperbole. He’s not an abstraction. Bernie Sanders probably has a higher IQ than my cat, or me, for that matter.…
Ben Carson is one of the scariest people in America.
Posted on 0 commentYep, you probably didn’t hear it here first: Ben Carson is nuts. But this isn’t your web site, it’s MINE, and I can say what…
Cuba! (Posted for a friend.)
Posted on 0 commentCuba has been nominated to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for its work in fighting Ebola in Africa along with its outstanding health care solidarity…
The Real Thing
Posted on 0 commentIt just occurred to me: at the root of all human behavior is the desire to discover and to hold The Real Thing. It can be a…
Vita brevior.
Posted on 0 commentYes indeed, life is too damn quick. I like this whole “waking up and living” thing. After 56 years, I have gotten very used to it. The…
The Tyranny of a Sunny Day
Posted on 0 commentA recent study by The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network indicates that the happiest countries in the world are: Switzerland Iceland Denmark Norway Canada Finland Netherlands…
New Horizons | NASA
Posted on 0 commentNew Horizons is on approach for a dramatic flight past the icy dwarf planet and its moons in July 2015. Source: New Horizons | NASA