We have reached the stage in the devolution of our democracy where people have become afraid. Not in the overt, trembling with fear way, but in the s...

We have reached the stage in the devolution of our democracy where people have become afraid. Not in the overt, trembling with fear way, but in the s...

I have been meaning to write a blog post about Marxism following an exchange in the comments to one of my posts about Trump’s dictatorial tendencies....

I have been meaning to write a blog post about Marxism following an exchange in the comments to one of my posts about Trump’s dictatorial tendencies....

Humanity has a long and sad history of cruelty to other sentient beings including fellow humans. This is one of the darkest and saddest aspects of ou...

Humanity has a long and sad history of cruelty to other sentient beings including fellow humans. This is one of the darkest and saddest aspects of ou...

Today is the impeachment vote in the House of Representatives. It will be fascinating to see if any Republicans at all will support impeachment in th...

Today is the impeachment vote in the House of Representatives. It will be fascinating to see if any Republicans at all will support impeachment in th...

The discussion around taxing wealth, and in particular billionaires, has been illuminating. Not in the sense of learning something new but rather see...

The discussion around taxing wealth, and in particular billionaires, has been illuminating. Not in the sense of learning something new but rather see...

On this last day of the 2010s here is a recap with a single theme: we are fighting the battles of the past instead of inventing the future. We are do...

On this last day of the 2010s here is a recap with a single theme: we are fighting the battles of the past instead of inventing the future. We are do...

I will resume writing about the climate crisis next week, but today it feels appropriate to return to the topic of Trump. My last post was about the ...

I will resume writing about the climate crisis next week, but today it feels appropriate to return to the topic of Trump. My last post was about the ...

ICE announced yesterday that foreign students at schools that only instruct online this fall (which includes my alma mater Harvard) must leave the US...

ICE announced yesterday that foreign students at schools that only instruct online this fall (which includes my alma mater Harvard) must leave the US...

Watching what is happening in the United States, my adopted home country, is incredibly painful. I have seen the last few days coming for years based...

Watching what is happening in the United States, my adopted home country, is incredibly painful. I have seen the last few days coming for years based...

At the moment it appears as if Bernie Sanders might become the Democratic nominee. Bloomberg having entered the race means that the centrist vote is ...

At the moment it appears as if Bernie Sanders might become the Democratic nominee. Bloomberg having entered the race means that the centrist vote is ...