February 21, 2026
With the striking down of the Trump tariffs we are told that "Chaos may come next". What? I agree with Isabel Allende. "To judge by what I saw around me, the world was [already] pure chaos".
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April 14, 2026
Mikhail Bakunin reminds us that "whenever a chief of State speaks of God,...be sure that he is getting ready to shear once more his people flock". And for this, you can look no further than his upcoming cuts to all the programs Americans need so that our
April 13, 2026
In his book, Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir writes that "it's the kids of today that'll have to make the world of tomorrow work. And they are going to inherit a mess". Five years have passed since he published this book and the mess
April 12, 2026
On April 11, 2026, the pope denounced Donald Trump and his "delusion of omnipotence". He said, "Enough of the idolatry of self and money! Enough of the display of power! Enough of war!" On April 11, 1767, Ben Franklin expressed a related thought. For Franklin, the
April 11, 2026
Watching the splashdown of the capsule that went around the moon reminded me of watching the astronauts splash down back in the early 70s. It was captivating then and it is captivating now. The main difference is that I now understand why people like Tim O'Brien would be