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Isolationism–Then, Now and Future??
Isolationism is misunderstood and changes from time to time and from one situation to another. But in the US, certain aspects of it appear to remain the same over decades. I am going to try to relate the isolationism of FDR’s time to today’s and perhaps add a few comments on what happened in between…
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Freidman, Biden, and Netanyahu–pay attention
I think have mentioned before my high regard for NYT columnist T L Freidman and earlier this week he gave us more reason to be grateful for his work. On Tuesday he was invited to the White House for an interview of some candor with the President which he passed along to us via his…
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Biden, Ukraine and the “Allies”
President Biden is facing an especially difficult time in foreign policy at this moment. There are both military and dipomatic difficulties and the usual political dissent from some at home. Also, there are doubts about some of our allies in, particularly Turkey and Hungary, and what they are going to do or refuse to do.…
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Giants Leaving Power–It Would Be About Time
It occurs to me that I now need to add to my most recent blog before posting it. And that is because it occurs to me now–and based upon many things, but particularly very recent news–the world may be about to witness the exits from power of two “giants.” I have in mind, of course,…
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My apologies– a silly mistake
In my Memorial Day blog in the paragraph on leaving Afghanistan I made a shamefully careless mistake- I referred to our being in Afghanistan for 20 years but then exiting at the Airport in 2001–I am sure most of you realized I meant 2021(the other makes no sense)but I try to avoid this kind of…
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The Day to Say…..What?
Many of you will remember that there was once a great NPR show late Sat afternoons(5:00-7:00 PM ET, actually)know as “Prairie Home Companion.” It was hosted by the greatly talented Garrison Keillor who was more or less forced into retirement for a “relationship” with a colleague. Keillor was–is, he still entertains some–one of the great…
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Journey Through the Mind– Maybe Elsewhere
“How to Change Your Mind–What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence” by Michael Pollan Copyright 2018 by Penguin Press Pollan is a Professor of Writing and Journalism at U-Cal Berkeley and at Harvard. He apparently is well grounded in psychology, pharmacology, social relations and several other things.…
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The Mideast Gets More Complicated
Ramadan, Easter and Passover usually come at about the same time and this year is no exception. Ironically, along with this complexity which vexes few people, there is another that may vex many, now or later. To the Israeli political gridlock I discussed in my previous post there has now been added the complication of…
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