The Decline of the Public Good
The following are excerpts from an article by Robert Reich. What defines a society is a set of…
Three Thoughts Inspired by this Week’s Iowa Primary
Thought # 1: It borders on scandal that --every presidential cycle-- certain states get a grossly…
Three Revelatory Passages from the Pundits (Will, Krugman, and Krauthammer) and Comments from Me
George Will writes:For the indefinite future, a specter is haunting progressivism, the specter of…
Truth vs. Corruption: The Perennial Battle
"Just as lies and corruption are contagious, so, too, moral truth and bravery spreads from…
It’s Called a Conscience: How Matt Taibbi Describes What the Banksters Lack
Here's an excerpt from Matt Taibbi's article, "A Christmas Message From…
Whom the Gods Would Destroy, They First Make Mad –Euripides
Nothing is more important, in these times, than that we recognize how profoundly pathological…
American Values in the Christmas Season: Miracle on 34th Street, & the Winter Solstice
This is the final installment in my series of holiday messages, discussing several important…
The GOP, Solving Imaginary Problems
In the very first version of my campaign speech --which was entitled "The Elephant in the…
American Values in the Christmas Season: “It’s a Wonderful Life”
This is the third in a series of pieces on imaginative works that have become deeply woven into…
Fact-Checking and the Right-Wing’s Assault on American Democracy
Thanks to Lowell Feld's highlighting of the PolitiFact Fiasco, I went a-reading, and then was…
