A Friendly Letter

Ukraine, Year Two: A Pair of Particularly Pointed Perspectives — Liz Sly & Gwynne Dyer: Escalation

Washington Post — February 22, 2023 By Liz Sly Year of war : A global divide on the Ukraine war is deepening Russia capitalizes on disillusionment with the United States to win sympathy in the Global South. JOHANNESBURG — Clement Manyathela, who hosts a popular and influential talk show on South Africa’s Radio 702, remembers the outrage he … Continue reading Ukraine, Year Two: A Pair of Particularly Pointed Perspectives — Liz Sly & Gwynne Dyer: Escalation →

Garrison Keillor, 1999: God & Bill Gates on the Far Side

[NOTE: On Garrison Keillor’s Substack, there’s a feature called the Back Room, on which he posts odds and ends from his decades of work. Yesterday the following popped up.] From TIME Magazine ESSAY — June 14, 1999 Faith at the Speed of Light BY GARRISON KEILLOR “Just In terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not … Continue reading Garrison Keillor, 1999: God & Bill Gates on the Far Side →

An Ode to Jimmy

I didn’t vote for Jimmy Carter in 1976. In fact, I didn’t vote at all that year. I’m not proud of that, but there it is. It happened mostly because I was away from home on election day, and because I wasn’t scared. That autumn I was trying to write a novel about Quakers … Continue reading An Ode to Jimmy →

Gwynne Dyer on Nigeria’s (possibly historic) Election

GWYNNE DYER: Dark horse presidential candidate could help corrupt Nigeria put its best foot forward onto the world stage ‘Ten million new voters have registered since last time and that may shift the average age of the electorate down far enough to produce a different outcome’

Flip-Flop at AFSC: Saraswati In? No, Today she’s Out. Who’s Next?

The Bronzer Saga Continues? On February 17th, the AFSC “Leadership Team” (LT) asserted that Raquel Saraswati’s job as DEI Director was safe, that they “firmly believe” in her “Loyalty to AFSC’s mission,” despite accusations about her being an impostor and fake.