Why do we like elderly presidents?
Our actions show us who we are. Look at our choices in Campaign 2020 to see our weakness, and how we can again become strong.
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For 50 years Republicans have fought against treaties that brought peace
Summary: To understand the dynamics and stakes of the Iran deal we should look at our past, rather than conservatives’ confident warnings about the future. The peace we’ve enjoyed for decades results in part from 50+ years of arms control treaties — all strenuously fought by the Right. We can learn much from their false …
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“Castle” shows us marriage in America, a fault line between our past & future
Summary: The TV show “Castle” shows us the mad nature of marriage in 21st C America, and suggests why we no longer work the machinery that drives our vital institutions (this the alienation that social scientists warn of). We no longer believe reforming America requires understanding what’s happening and clearly seeing how we want to …
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Do we want to bring back traditional marriage? What is traditional marriage?
One of my co-authors pointed out that the previous post was incomplete: Should we thank the Court as it rescues us from our bad laws? Or just bow?. It included a quote that was absurdly incorrect. Although peripheral to the point of the post, a correction is required. It’s this from “Gay marriage and the …
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Reagan had Alzheimer’s in 1984 & we elected him anyway
Summary: While we watch the debates and judge the candidates’ style, we tend to miss the serious content. Like Romney’s contempt for us, seen in his serial lies. That’s a long tradition in America, going back to Reagan’s first debate in the 1984 election. We not only ignored his signs of early Alzheimer’s, but elected …
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