Dec 19, 2020Off Into the DarknessI’ve been a paying subscriber here at Medium for two years, and during that time I’ve learned a lot. Nevertheless, I have decided that it’s time for me to depart. I don’t expect to find any greener pastures; I have simply lost interest in trying to deal with people.I’ve been…2 min read2 min read
Nov 1, 2020A Dangerous BubbleRepublicans have an adversarial relationship with reality. As Stephen Colbert put it, “Reality has a well-known liberal bias.” Republicans like to impose their preferences upon reality, calling them “alternative facts”. Mr. Trump’s inauguration crowd was the biggest in history. Climate change is a hoax. The Covid-19 pandemic is winding down…Trump3 min readTrump3 min read
Oct 31, 2020The Revenge of Donald TrumpLet’s assume that Truth, Justice, and the American Way triumph on Tuesday and Donald Trump is overthrown in a landslide. He’ll fight it, of course, but, again, let’s assume that his defeat is assured. What happens next? Do you really think that Mr. Trump will accept defeat? Of course not…Trump3 min readTrump3 min read
Oct 29, 2020Faithless Electors in 2020Here’s an interesting possibility. First, we know that it is most likely that Mr. Biden will win the election. It’s not a certainty, but it is more likely that Mr. Biden will win than that Mr. Trump will win. Second, we know that Mr. Trump will utilize every ploy he…Election 20182 min readElection 20182 min read
Oct 18, 2020Now is the best time for China to invade TaiwanHere’s a truly wild and crazy idea: if China ever hopes to regain Taiwan, the next few weeks are probably the best chance it will ever have. Let me walk you through the logic leading to this hard-to-believe speculation. Taiwan will NEVER consent to unification It was conceivable that Hong Kong’s experience with the “one country…China4 min readChina4 min read
Oct 11, 2020Egalitarianism doesn’t apply to knowledgeThe American sage Daniel Patrick Moynihan once wrote: “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.” These days, however, facts and opinions have become so blurred that many people think that their own facts are just as good as anybody else’s. This is especially true…Education4 min readEducation4 min read
Oct 6, 2020You make idle hot air, meaningless verbiage bereft of any logical support.You make idle hot air, meaningless verbiage bereft of any logical support. You do not know how to think clearly. I see no point in wasting further time with you. I'll be blocking you after you'd had a chance to read this.1 min read1 min read
Sep 11, 2020Covid-19, Anger, and PoliticsMost of us think of Covid-19 primarily in terms of the number of people whom it has killed. As I write this, the body count is running around 180,000, with about 800 more per day. This number itself is astonishing. The terrorists on 9/11 killed a mere 3,000 people, and…Covid 196 min readCovid 196 min read
Jul 16, 2020How to Fix EverythingAmerica is a messed-up place. We’ve got big problems: the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, trigger-happy police, Donald Trump, and a zillion other problems. Most young people are pessimistic about their futures. Things are looking pretty sucky nowadays. We can, at least, look forward to a probable Blue Tsunami in November…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Jun 13, 2020A Proposal For Black IntegrationSix months ago I posted an essay entitled “An Open Letter to Black Writers on Medium”. It presented the hypothesis that blacks might find more success in America if they decided to integrate into American society. Unsurprisingly, that essay prompted a great many angry replies from blacks who insist that…Racism7 min readRacism7 min read
