Disappointment and depression are hard to shake; they become a habit, protecting us from hopes that seem doomed.
Blog Posts on Politics
Hope
A friend’s question prompted me to wonder why I’ve felt and heard so little enthusiasm—in fact, almost no mention among family—of the extraordinary elevation of Vice-President Kamala Harris to the position of Democratic nominee for the presidency.
What Is Strength
We are now caught in an unarticulated contest between “strength” and “weakness” going into the presidential election.
Hawk-Eye Is Here
After Donald Trump’s ear was shot at the rally last Saturday, one of the uniformed men rushing onto the stage shouted, “Hawk-Eye is here!” and I felt the thrill I used to feel as a child when a wizard or a powerful fairy arrived to set things right.
Where Are the Women?
As always happens when the United States is at war, now on three fronts, women disappear.
The Zombie Law
Michelle Goldberg’s column in The New York Times describes the 1935 Federal Comstock Act as a threat that Americans have not taken seriously.
We Love Our Bad Boys
The bad boys all share a certain set of characteristics, which I think of every time I see women’s enchanted faces turned up toward Donald Trump as he speaks.
What We Are Losing
Do we really believe in education as a free exchange of ideas?
Power of Protest
All around me I hear people disparaging the campus protests so brutally put down at a number of “top” universities, disparaged as a meaningless waste of time…
Where Have All the Flowers Gone
Although routinely disparaged by mainstream reporting as having no meaning or results—as the Vietnam protests were disparaged—and resisted with increasing violence, the students at big and small colleges and universities are taking risks for us, the silent older generations.