From a larger painting, Commiseration by Gilbert Schramm Over the last forty years or so, Republicans have built their election strategy around two hot button issues, banning abortions, and promoting gun rights. As a quick review will show, they don’t have viable policy on either issue. They simply use them to inflame emotions and divide... Continue Reading →
Humanity: A Plug for a Great Book
Humanity: A Moral History of the Twentieth Century by Jonathan Glover An old Peace Corps colleague sent me an excerpt from this book. I found it very relevant to the times we are living though. I haven’t read the whole book yet, but I read enough to recommend it highly. The excerpt is as follows:... Continue Reading →
What Ukraine and Palestine Have in Common
Shireen Abu Aqla and the national flower of Palestine, the Faqqua Iris Written in honor of Shireen Abu Aqla and Nakba Day I thought I would take some time to share my recent reflections on two continuing conflicts that trouble the world (or should). These are the ongoing aggressions in Ukraine and Palestine. The brutal,... Continue Reading →
A BOOK REVIEW: Gods of the Upper Air by Charles King (2019)
I haven’t posted much in recent months, but I felt compelled to give a plug for this great book. It is readable, engaging, educational and imminently worthwhile in many ways. King has crafted a great story about the circle of groundbreaking cultural anthropologists who studied with the renowned Frank Boas. His subjects include Boas, Margaret... Continue Reading →
Mind-Cast 