Insurrection
If you read nothing else in the next 3 days, read each part of the Washington Post’s incredibly detailed and documented report on January 6. …
Perspective: Think
History, civics, social justice, economics, and philosophy. Comments and an ongoing dialogue with readers are welcome.
Our Democratic Foundations Are Seriously Under Attack
Most of you already know this, BUT please pay special attention now, more than ever before. This is NOT just Jim Crow déjà vu, this …
Corporate Sponsors of the Texas Draconian Anti-abortion Bill
AT&T was one of the biggest sponsors! Also included are NBC, CVS Health, and State Farm!!!! This is quite shocking. Especially since AT&T’s CEO, John …
Our Democratic Values Are Under Attack
This is only one of myriad examples of rhetoric that threaten us. Words do matter! “[Madison] Cawthorn [2020 elected Republican Representative 11th district NC] referred to …
A Letter to You-Filibuster, Why It’s Wrong
I sent this to a list of friends and acquaintances, so you may have gotten it, if you were on that list. If not, or …
Filibuster: What’s the Point?
It wasn’t until the mid 1850s that the term “filibuster” started being used, derived from the Dutch word for freebooter and the Spanish word “filibusteros”—to …
Reprise of Silent Spring and Voter Suppression
Among the multiple issues of our times, there were two items that rose to the top for me. You’ll definitely think that only my trying …
Considerations on How We Think About Racism
No ecosystem can exist without diversity; human society is no exception. Racism denies diversity. The, in my layperson’s opinion, well-deserved guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin, …
Voter Supression by Any Other Name
is still Voter Suppression, Governors Hutchinson (Arkansas), Kemp (Georgia), Reynolds (Iowa), and Cox (Utah) and all the other governors’ pens at the ready! On February …