2021-09-28 02:37
I enjoy reading “Dear Abby.” Though her answers are often insipid, the letters are a window into human psychology. Not that they’re necessarily representative; but certa… Read More
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Frank S. Robinson's blog on life, society, politics, and philosophy
2021-09-25 00:26
The 2020 election was not stolen. The 2024 election may be.
We’re learning more about January 6 and what led up to it. One aspect was Trump’s mental illness. Narcissism so… Read More
2021-09-22 02:34
His first day in office, Trump handed China a giant victory by nixing the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal we’d expressly created to blunt China’s clout. Yet Republican… Read More
2021-09-18 12:31
Brimfield MA’s antiques flea market, several times yearly, is gigantic. My wife and I hadn’t gone in years, but decided to visit on September 10. About two hours from Albany… Read More
2021-09-14 21:16
September 11 fundamentally changed America — or so we’re told, in a flood of 20th anniversary commentaries. I’m not so sure.
Much is made of 9/11’s moment of ex… Read More
2021-09-11 02:17
It seemed an odd subject for a film: the story of the 9/11 victims’ compensation fund. But Worth explores the issue of how we value a life.
Keaton as Feinberg
I’ve written ab… Read More
2021-09-06 22:53
For four Trump years we had a bull-in-a-china-shop foreign policy. An ignoramus thinking himself a genius — a deadly combination. His “America First” policy so idiotical… Read More
2021-09-02 23:05
“Mother died today.”
That’s the opening line of Albert Camus’s novel, The Stranger. When I started reading it, my own mother had died a few days before.
His… Read More
2021-08-29 23:11
“Hubris” is the word of choice to sneer at America’s global engagement. Now we’re scolded that we arrogantly deluded ourselves we could do good in Afghanistan. When a… Read More
2021-08-26 13:16
I’m not one of those pessimists believing humanity is riding for a fall. We’ve proven remarkably good at overcoming challenges and improving our condition. Climate change is a… Read More
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