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Memory Is Not Enough

For years, I thought the urgency was recording them before it was too late. I no longer believe that is enough.

International Business Times · Oct 19

Quote of the day by John F. Kennedy: 'The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened' and the quiet cost of standing by while your neighbor loses theirs

On June 11, 1963, Alabama Governor George Wallace stood directly in the doorway of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. His goal was to block two Black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from enrolling. Federalized National Guard troops eventually forced Wallace to step aside.

The Times of India · Jul 23

After 250 Years, Are America's Best Days Still Ahead?

We should heed Alexis de Tocqueville's warning: "A man's admiration for absolute government is proportionate to the contempt he feels for those around him."

Reason · Jul 3

How Trump and the new right came to ‘own’ the future – while apparently exploiting the past

The centre left’s failure has left a vacuum that’s been filled by those offering hope, rather than a technocratic status quo, says the LSE’s Jonathan White

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2025

Britain will never be great again until we stop flogging our top companies to the US

Tech selloffs not only cost tax revenue and jobs, but are turning the UK into a vassal state

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2024

Will Trump Teach Us to Care about Democracy Again?

Organizing is now the only way forward

The Walrus · Nov 19, 2024

After This Election, Is America Still the World's 'Indispensable' Nation?

The key reason America is so prosperous is because it has been the world's beacon of liberty, welcoming to immigrants and open to trade.

Reason · Nov 15, 2024

How Kamala can fight SCOTUS — and win

Sure, expanding the Supreme Court would help — but limiting its powers is even more important

Salon · Aug 31, 2024

A crisis of lawyering: DOJ must act now

The legal field is in need of serious redemption

Salon · Aug 11, 2023

COUNTERPOINT: Decline in religion doesn’t bode well for the republic

Over the last several decades, a growing number of Americans have abandoned their faith — usually Christianity — to join the ranks of the nonreligious. These “Nones” describe themselves as atheists, agnostics or “nothing in particular.” Some may shrug at this, but you don’t have to be religious to know…

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2023