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Kay Ryan is a favorite poet of mine.
Sep 21 • 
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Magical Thinking
Zohran Mamdani and Trump: Birds of a Feather
Sep 16 • 
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Individualism
A Short History
Sep 4 • 
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August 2025

The Shabbat Shalom Accords
Peace in Gaza and Beyond
Aug 24 • 
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Ukraine, August 19, 2025
Catherine the Great in 1783 annexed Crimea to Russia, removing it from the Ottoman Empire.
Aug 19 • 
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The Crooked Timber of Humanity
The Dangers of Dogmatic Thinking. Why You Should Read Isaiah Berlin
Aug 14 • 
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My Stump Speech
I’m obviously not running for office, but I wrote this speech and surrender my copyright in it to any politician who might want to use it on the…
Aug 7 • 
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July 2025

Tariff Idiocy
In 470 Words
Jul 29 • 
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On Greatness
FDR and the New Deal are said by some to have saved America from the woes of the Depression.
Jul 27 • 
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Retirement Communities
Are Not In My Plans
Jul 10 • 
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June 2025

End Game in Iran?
The regular Iranian army today has some 500,000 fighters.
Jun 23 • 
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AI and a New Singularity
Mary Shelley wakes up
Jun 15 • 
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