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Friday, January 31, 2020

The Cynical Sinking of John Kerry—The Attack on the 2020 Nominee will be Worse

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How did the Republican Party sink a decorated Navy veteran and make a pair of war avoiders into heroes?   It was brilliant. And ...
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Saturday, January 25, 2020

February: My Month for Big Trips

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Twas the Night Before Basic--The Plane Ride Was Rough Forty-eight years ago this week, I was saying goodbye to my family and friend...
Saturday, January 18, 2020

Re-Reading "The Prince" for the 10th Time: So Different Under Trump

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Since 1980 I have read and re-read The Prince  every four years. I have been delighted anew each year as I read his advice to rulers.  H...
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Tuesday, January 14, 2020

The Line Between Good and Evil: A Confession

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“The line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being,” says Aleksander Solzhenitsyn in his book The GULAG Archi...
Friday, January 10, 2020

Real Rail Fan by Philadelphia Tracks

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A Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 Electric Locomotive  I met Tom as he stood beside the tracks that run north-south through Philadelphia al...
Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Secrets of the Universe on AMTRAK

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On the train trip back from Philadelphia I sat with Calvin, an electrical engineer who I have seen on the train for more than a decad...
Monday, January 6, 2020

Books of a Decade

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Timothy Snyder and his little book On Tyranny became my touchstone  for life after November 2016. He has been sadly ...