DOUBLE STANDARD
The excitement/ravenousness double standard reaction of the media over Kamala Harris’ first unscripted interview this week brought into sharp focus one of its major failings …
EXISTENTIAL THREAT
The phrase “Existential Threat” seems to fill our airwaves currently. It’s the new “go to” word for politicians of all persuasions and is mimicked by …
EVERGLADES
Florida is embarking on an ambitious ecological restoration project in the Everglades: building a reservoir large enough to secure the state’s water supply. In February …
THOMAS NEFF
Thomas Neff is a name few people have heard of, and yet his accomplishment over many years must rank among the most significant of the …
PEOPLE AWAKENING
People awakening is a Heather Cox-Richardson article. I occasionally re-publish an article from Heather Cox-Richardson because her in-depth analysis from an historical context I find …
MYTHOLOGICAL AMERICAN COWBOY IMAGE
These days, reality is slowly undermining the political power of the mythological American Cowboy image. In the years after World War II, that image helped …
FEEDING FRENZY
The feeding frenzy of the media in the short time since Joe Biden’s debacle in the first presidential debate, only reinforces the point I have …
DONALD TRUMP’S SANITY
This piece, written by Geoffrey Goldberg, the Editor of the Atlantic magazine, focuses on Donald Trump’s sanity and his deteriorating ability to make sense, avoid …
RELIGION AND THE UNITED STATES
Religion and the United States is a topic I have written about several times in past blogs. In particular, I have discussed the fact that …
RE-EVALUATING ROAD COLLISIONS
Re-evaluating Road collisions: Almost 30 years ago, a revolutionary idea changed the way Europe regarded road collisions. It has probably saved countless lives, but it’s …