U.S. CITIZENS
People born in Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens by birth. However, this kind of citizenship is not the same as the kind of citizenship that …
A WARNING AND AN OPPORTUNITY
This blog is about a warning and an opportunity. (The picture is of Emily Pankhurst). The warning is about what could reasonably-be-anticipated to happen …
MALTA
Inspired by a trailblazing transgender model, Malta has become one of the most accepting countries in the world in the past 20 years for transgender …
MAIL BY MULE
I thought Mail by Mule was an amazing story in this day-and-age of instant communications. It reads like an episode of the old west’s pony …
U.S. IMMIGRATION
I thought this was a very sane approach to U.S. immigration by someone with personal experience in achieving a successful status as a U.S. citizen. …
STUPIDITY AND IGNORANCE
Stupidity and ignorance, always issues, seem to be coming more to the fore in U.S. public life every day. This blog was prompted by a …
THREE TESTED WAYS
There are three tested ways to undermine an autocrat according to Gene Sharp, the author of a playbook for combating dictators and all autocrats. “I …
SOUNDBITE WORLD
We all know that we are in a soundbite world. It doesn’t matter if you spend your life on the phone, just read news feeds, …
A GOOD STATUS REPORT
A good status report: On May 8, political scientists Steven Levitsky, Lucan Way, and Daniel Ziblatt published an op-ed in the New York Times reminding readers that …
PRITZKER
This blog is an article by Heather Cox Richardson on a spectacular speech by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker. I think it follows in the footsteps …