Yes, it finally happened. I’m free. Dr. King spoke it best, but I can say it too: And in the end, it was pretty easy: – A quick search; – The right turns in the Labyrinth of Settings. – A single swipe; – No money down, and – Not even any “Accept” and “Agree” buttons … Continue reading Correction: My Personal Independence Day
The much-ballyhooed Sept. 18 rally in support of the January 6 Capitol invasion was largely ignored by much U. S. Media Saturday afternoon. By midafternoon, the Drudge Report still featured it, but Fox News was fixated on refugees crossing the Texas border. Other networks were also ignoring the rally. But The Independent, a major UK … Continue reading Capitol Pro-Insurrection rally: An Independent View
Usually it’s gratifying to see the New York Times devote a rare column to the ongoing outrage of the U.S. resort to torture during the failed “war on terror.” But not today. Today’s article, The Legacy of America’s Post-9/11 Turn to Torture, mostly ticked me off: “Twenty years after the attacks, the United States is … Continue reading A Tortured evasion of the ultimate issue in U. S. Torture
From a letter to a friend: They’re talking and talking about the 20th observances for the 11th, with Biden going nonstop, and there’s an article in the Times or somewhere about a bunch of the books which supposedly show all the ways we totally screwed up the impact & aftermath of all that. Which is … Continue reading Reflecting on 9/11: My Other Lost Cause
A substantial Holiday Weekend Read: I always feel uneasy when finding myself in agreement with rightwing Catholic pundit Ross Douthat. But in his August 31 NYTimes column, he nails it, mocking the spectacle of : ” . . . generals and grand strategists who presided over quagmire, folly and defeat fanning out across the television … Continue reading A Quaker Theologian for Our Hard Times.