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Helplessness in the face of evil
It’s like watching a three-hundred-pound bully beat up a kid half his size, for no reason — bloodying the poor kid, pulverizing him. Yet you don’t da…
3 years, 9 months ago
Putin and Trump have convinced me I was wrong about the twenty-first century
I used to believe several things about the twenty-first century that Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and Donald Trump’s election in 2016 have shown me ar…
3 years, 9 months ago
The best thing for American children that nobody's talking about
Among the most heartrending casualties in Ukraine are the children. So far, a million of them have fled the nation. Many are on their own, without pa…
3 years, 10 months ago
Office Hours: War fever
I’m becoming increasingly worried that a growing segment of the American public is pushing for a war with Russia. Needless to say, that would be suic…
3 years, 10 months ago
Five ways Putin's war could (possibly) make America better
Nothing good comes from war except, on occasion, the prevention of something even worse. As pressure increases on the Biden Administration to take mo…
3 years, 10 months ago
What's the difference between Russian and American oligarchs?
We’re sanctioning Russian oligarchs up the wazoo, hoping it’s a way to get Putin to stop his deadly attack on Ukraine. But for this tactic to work (1…
3 years, 10 months ago
Four things you can do for Ukraine
The waitperson where I had breakfast this morning broke down in tears over Ukraine. “I just don’t know what to do,” she said.
She’s not alone. I feel …
3 years, 10 months ago
Vladimir Putin's despicable war and Jerome Powell's bad inflation plan
If Europe and the United States do what must be done next to contain Putin’s despicable invasion – blocking Russian exports of gas and oil – energy p…
3 years, 10 months ago
Office Hours: What should we be prepared to sacrifice to stop Putin's aggression?
When I was in elementary school in the 1950s, I was periodically required to “duck and cover” by huddling under my desk in case the Soviet Union drop…
3 years, 10 months ago
Who cares about Biden's first State of the Union?
In a few minutes, Joe Biden will give his first State of the Union address. It’s his best opportunity between now and November’s midterm elections to…
3 years, 10 months ago