Seeing Things
The question is not what you look at, but what you see. -- Henry David Thoreau
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
The populist president who works against the populous
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The motto of capitalism might be “Be careful what you wish for.” It is an economic system that can generate great wealth, even widespread p...
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Zealotry is unAmerican
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I was born in 1961, and in the United States in which I grew up, people were suspicious of extremes. A “zealot” was something you did not ...
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Using American Meritocracy to Criticize Donald Trump
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I am conflicted about a recent op-ed that I saw in the Tampa Bay Times: "Don't erode what makes America great" by James Unn...
Friday, July 26, 2024
OK, Boomer: Peggy Noonan needs to hear the rest of the story
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I am 62 years old, but even I am tempted to tell Peggy Noonan, “OK, Boomer.” That is because she recently published a column titled “Teach...
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
The Vanishing Indian in "True Detective: Night Country"
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The conclusion of the fourth season of True Detective on HBO was a mixed bag, at least from the perspective of whether it enacts decoloni...
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