HUMAN EMPATHY
I was reminded during this Christmas season of two very special events that demonstrated human empathy at an unexpected level and in two completely different …
WOMEN ARE NOT A MINORITY
Women are not a minority. I have never understood how the current leadership of “Woman’s Movement” has allowed itself to be subsumed, politically, into the …
VON TRAPP
The last living von Trapp child still helps run the family resort in the mountains of New England – a little piece of Austria, inspired …
THE VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT
The Voynich Manuscript has long baffled scholars and attracted cranks and conspiracy theorists. Now a prominent medievalist is taking a new approach to unlocking its …
WEIRDLY
The one line (queue) Americans (weirdly) choose to wait in, is the grocery self-checkout line, which is now often longer than the staffed ones. A …
SECRET TAX BREAKS
An article on secret tax breaks, written by the political analyst Robert Reich, identifies a development that seems to have slipped by the regular media …
PRESIDENT FOR LIFE
This article, President for Life, by J. Michael Luttig, complements his analysis of the “Rule of Law”, which I have published over the past five …
HALLOWEEN
It’s hard not to love Halloween, but the origins of Halloween are a little darker. Today, it’s a time for celebration, jack-o’-lanterns, and of course, …
RULE OF LAW
This is Part IV of a definitive article on the current state of the “Rule of Law” in the United States written by one of …
AN INADVERTENT STRATEGY
It occurred to me this week, that despite the weak and confused democratic reaction to Trump’s excesses and hellbent pursuit of complete power and unrestrained …