Tuesday, April 7, 2026

When does punishment fit the endless crimes of endless outlaws?

Few arrogant thugs resist the fates – / Comeuppance blights true reprobates.

‘The first victim was the truth’—the cognitive war on Venezuela

We can fight against this cognitive war by insisting on an alternative vision for U.S. foreign policy, one in which the country becomes a good neighbor by centering its relationship with the hemisphere (and the world) on peace, solidarity and shared prosperity.

Odysseus – how the world’s master of contrivance dresses down today’s creepy, lying losers

Homer shows what civilization is all about, beginning with the distinction between predatory mendacity vs. mutually-supportive, truth-based partnerships.

The two decades that created our world’s first mass middle class

If we take on our rich, we can recreate that success.

Why the right really hates the Postal Service

It’s not about USPS’s efficiency or viability. It’s about equity and collective good, values that are anathema to predatory capitalism.

Why women’s leadership strengthens disaster resilience and environmental stewardship

Often overlooked in traditional emergency management, women play a critical role in preparedness, risk reduction, and building resilient communities.

Fed up with toxic snake pits? Find solace and timeless vistas from geology, cosmology...

It ain’t over ‘til it's over, and the better angels of our nature are most readily accessible through great literature and art, great science, and expert history that dispels truthiness and lies.

Five Conspirators in the Eradication of the Middle Class

Meet the kingpins, the enforcers, the illusionists, the con men, and the hitmen that are all working together to eradicate the middle class.

What else but seething, punitive MAGA grievance explains its undying loyalty – absent real-world...

Whatever MAGA lives lack, brutalizing the even less powerful won’t resolve their miseries.

China’s global leadership list

What should the U.S. do to try and keep up with China?