Category Archives: Signs of the Times
Pete Hegseth Wants to “Bleach the Barracks,” Starting By Firing the Top Black General
Just wrote a blog post on the nomination of Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense. It’s posted on the blog of my former employer, Quaker House of Fayetteville NC, near Fort Liberty (neé Fort Bragg). The post deals with aspects of Hegseth’s program that were hardly mentioned in his Senate hearing on January 14: his … Continue reading Pete Hegseth Wants to “Bleach the Barracks,” Starting By Firing the Top Black General
PRIDE Wrapup: “Prophetic & Scary” — A Quaker Mystery from 1993 That “Foretold” the Course of U.S. History Til Today
I In 1992, I spent much of my free time planning a murder. I mapped it out it out to the last detail: victim, weapon, motive, opportunity, covering the tracks, the whole meticulous homicidal mess. In the end, it went almost exactly according to plan, and was a complete success. Almost. Fortunately for all concerned, … Continue reading PRIDE Wrapup: “Prophetic & Scary” — A Quaker Mystery from 1993 That “Foretold” the Course of U.S. History Til Today
Gwynne Dyer: Happy(??) Climate New Year
Welcome to ‘Uncharted Territory’ Gwynne Dyer, January 2, 2025 New Year is when we do the accounts for the year, and the bad news always gets top billing: how many wars are going on, how big were the natural disasters, etc.? Climate change now has its own slot in this annual accounting, and here is … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer: Happy(??) Climate New Year
