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August 11, 2018

Another Governor’s Cup

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Five years ago, I reported that Keuka Spring Vineyards won the Governor’s Cup for the top New York wine entered in the New York Wine Class...
August 4, 2018

The Wisdom of Dumping Pelosi

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Nancy Pelosi Democrats have not learned one of the most important lessons of the 2016 election: Leaders with exceptionally high negative...
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July 31, 2018

The Donald Goes Rolling Along (Final Version)

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I was reasonably satisfied with my original version of “ The Donald Goes Rolling Along .” As is typical, however, the satirical lyrics to th...
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July 21, 2018

The Donald Goes Rolling Along

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I have occasionally used this blog to display a poem in progress. I am doing that again in this post. I invite literary criticism in comment...
July 17, 2018

Mr. President, Time to Come Clean

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I am not the only person who has called President Donald Trump’s performance at yesterday’s press conference with Vladimir Putin treasonous....
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July 15, 2018

Peter Strzok on the Hot Seat

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Peter Strzok On television Thursday, I watched parts of the joint session of the House Oversight and Judiciary committees. Committee mem...
July 11, 2018

Make American Great Again—Really

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Trump’s slogan “Make America Great Again” played on the prejudices and misperceptions of one segment of the American population. It implied ...
July 10, 2018

The Future of Roe and Obergefell

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I listened to the first hour of 1A  this morning, where the possible repercussions of the president’s choice for the next Supreme Court just...
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July 9, 2018

Two Complaints about Bishop McConnell

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On the whole, I have been pleasantly surprised at Dorsey McConnell’s performance as Episcopal Bishop of Pittsburgh. Most especially, I was p...
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July 6, 2018

Save Democracy

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I have done my best as an ordinary citizen to oppose the ignorant, narcissistic, vindictive, and racist autocrat who has become president of...
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June 27, 2018

Thoughts on A Highter Loyalty

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Although I ordered a copy of James Comey’s book A Higher Loyalty  before its publication, I didn’t begin reading it until Monday last, when ...
June 12, 2018

Kim: Another Admired Strongman

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It is a good thing that the United States is now interacting directly with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Our reluctance to ackn...
June 11, 2018

Michael Curry and Donald Trump

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I have described myself as an Episcopal Church activist, though I must confess that my activism on behalf of my church has, for some time, ...
June 9, 2018

Draining the Swamp

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As a candidate, Donald Trump pledged to “drain the swamp” in Washington. To my knowledge, the candidate never really explained what he meant...
June 5, 2018

Afternoon Cinema

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I went to see Solo  yesterday at our local cinema. Indiana Mall Cinema charges only $5 for a ticket on Monday and throws in free popcorn. Th...
June 3, 2018

Fair Offer or Discrimination

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This afternoon, I saw a Ford advertisement during a baseball game whose narration included: Ford thanks those who go further for all of us...
June 2, 2018

Samantha Bee vs. Roseanne Barr

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On Wednesday night, as I usually do, I watched Samatha Bee’s weekly show  Full Frontal with Samantha Bee . It seemed like a typical episode ...
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May 13, 2018

The Trump Doctrine

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April 25, 2018

Change in Comment Policy

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Beginning today, comments will not be posted until approved by me. I will try to approve comments quickly, but the needed approval time will...
April 16, 2018

A Pro-Choice Essay and Graphic

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To someone who believes that women are not lesser creatures than men and should not lose the right to direct their own medical care the mome...
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I am a computer scientist, writer, and Episcopal Church activist with concerns for truth, beauty, and justice.
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