A nightmare about the U.S. Presidential Election 0f 2024
I fell into a very deep sleep one very strange night and then I awoke to find myself in a very strange, alternate universe on November 6, 2024 — the day …
Another Country
I was 14 in 1961 when my family moved to Istanbul, Turkey, from the United States for a one-year Fulbright appointment that my dad received. He was offered a position to …
The Myth Of The Access To Wealth For All Americans
There are political and economic pundits who declare the necessity of statistics, or who, conversely, decry and try to discredit them when they find it convenient to do so. By the …
Badly Bred – The Misbehaviour of Elon Musk’s X in Brazil
There is an old saying that “One never sees smoke without fire”, and such an expression could be applied to the banning of Mr. Elon Musk’s social media platform – X …
The Fallacy of Race Neutral Laws In America
Time and time again, especially in these politically volatile and uncertain years, this writer has found himself exhausted by the trite and dishonest claims of no racism ever having existed here …
For Want of Ideas – The Political Anemia of the U.S. Democratic Party
“Lord, what fools these mortals be!” — William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Help me to understand, somebody. I might have been confused or I might have been completely oblivious as …
Emancipation From Mental Slavery — How Are We Doing?
“We are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery, for though others may free the body, none but ourselves can free the mind. Mind is our only ruler; sovereign. The man who is …
Whither Integrity Within Democracies In Turmoil?
“Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in its veins.” — US Senator Edward Kennedy Democracy is a great idea — a noble idea, especially against a backdrop …
Perhaps The Old British Empire Was Right About The American Colonists
I have taken a break from writing, for personal reasons – all valid, I assure you. The world, I think, was neither the richer or the poorer for my absence, nor …
Playing Psychologist For A Moment — Three Perspectives On World Politics
“The growth of modern constitutional government compels for its successful practice the exercise of reason and considerate judgment by the individual citizens who constitute the electorate.” — Elihu Root When I …
Capitalism
Capitalism provides a pyrrhic victory for its much-vaunted progress. Achievement comes at a dire and much higher cost to humanity than its proponents are ever willing to admit. In its quest …