Category: Uncategorized
-
Maybe, maybe not–then again …
As my likely not really clever title may indicate, I have some mixed thoughts to share. I have partaken recently of two different artistic creations, one movie and one book, both of which left me wondering: at least one of them left me wanting more–maybe later. Okay, I’ll explain–or try. “Afire” is a German film…
-
Immigration, cruelty and self-defense–what are the rules and what can be done?
I just became familiar with a new name in journalism. Lydia Polgreen is a columnist for the NYT which she joined about a year ago–so I guess I was behind the Times in not knowing of her previously. That’s not a very good joke but it will be the only one in this column. This…
-
Well, it was a start
I am starting this blog Thu afternoon, the day after the first of the Republican Presidential debates. I watched some of CNN this morning and I have taken a quick look at the NYT. Other than that I have not studied the responses of others, so what you get here is pretty much me with…
-
Ramaswamy–a “new” Republican Leader(??)
Vivek Ramaswamy is surely the most interesting of the Republican challengers to Donald Trump for the Presidential nomination. Like nearly all the others he was way behind Trump a few weeks ago. I guess he still is, but not quite so “way.” Sometime in July he was at or near a 1% favorability rating among…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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.…
-
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,…
john's thoughts 