All posts by Chuck Fager

Women’s Stories: New Harriet Tubman Memorial in Newark NJ! (Repost from 2023)

Harriet Tubman monument unveiled, replacing Columbus statue in Newark, New Jersey By Liam Reilly and Kia Fatahi, CNN (CNN) — A monument honoring famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman was unveiled in Newark, New Jersey, this week, replacing a statue of Christopher Columbus removed in 2020 amid social injustice protests, officials said. The 25-foot-tall monument, titled “Shadow … Continue reading Women’s Stories: New Harriet Tubman Memorial in Newark NJ! (Repost from 2023) →

Ezra Klein on AI

[NOTE: The New York Times has a stable of columnists who include some of the most disturbingly smart writers I see regularly. Ezra Klein is one of them, and while his curiosity wanders widely, he is homing in on AI and its repeatedly mind-boggling character and possibilities. Which he does again here.] New York Times … Continue reading Ezra Klein on AI →

Sweden, Finland, NATO, Neutrals & Nukes: A Concise Analysis

[NOTE: These two short columns offer an admirable review of two key moments in the impact of Putin’s Ukraine invasion on my own thinking. When I imagined these countries as actual places (which, I admit, wasn’t often), my speculation was that they held to a “plague-on-both-your-houses” stance vis-a-vis the USSR/Russia on one side, and the West, … Continue reading Sweden, Finland, NATO, Neutrals & Nukes: A Concise Analysis →

Ukraine: Winter’s Ending; No Catastrophe

Europe defies Russian predictions The winter is almost over, and there has been no energy crisis at all, Gwynne Dyer writes. By Gwynne Dyer — Wed., March 8, 2023 ”The cold is coming soon,” gloated former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev last June. He predicted that the citizens of the European Union, deprived of the Russian gas … Continue reading Ukraine: Winter’s Ending; No Catastrophe →

Tomorrow! The “Separation Generation” Discussion – March 7 at 6 PM EST

March 7, 2023 – in person at Earlham School of Religion & on ZOOM, 6-8 PM EST. To register FREE Today, Click here. The Separation Generation: Discussion – March 7 at ESR & on Zoom, 6-8PM EST To register FREE Today, Click here. From 2007 to 2018, five U. S. Yearly Meetings split apart —one … Continue reading Tomorrow! The “Separation Generation” Discussion – March 7 at 6 PM EST →