Yesterday marked a somber anniversary. 25 years ago on 7 April 1994, the nation of Rwanda exploded in a paroxysm of genocide in which 800,000 Tutsi people were… Read more “LEST WE FORGET”
Tag: Donald Trump
BY THE LIGHT OF A NEW DAY
Astronomers believe there are hundreds of billions of galaxies in the universe, and between 100 and 300 billion stars in our own Milky Way alone. The sheer… Read more “BY THE LIGHT OF A NEW DAY”
CAMPUS UNREST – CHALLENGING SELF-BELIEF
Protests, at times violent, have broken out in recent days against provocative right-wing speakers at U.C. Berkeley and NYU. The initial reaction has been to lay blame… Read more “CAMPUS UNREST – CHALLENGING SELF-BELIEF”
TOP 10 POSTS OF 2016
As the interesting, arresting year of 2016 comes to a close I thought I’d go back through this year’s blog offerings and see which ones captured the… Read more “TOP 10 POSTS OF 2016”
NOVEMBER SURPRISE
They call it an October surprise, and we had a few of those in the run-up to this historic 2016 election. Maybe not one as stunning as… Read more “NOVEMBER SURPRISE”
IN TRUMP WE TRUST
And we thought the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series was historic. In a massive FU to the ruling class that bailed out Wall Street then sold… Read more “IN TRUMP WE TRUST”
WALLS OF INTOLERANCE, BRIDGES WITHOUT SPANS
Last Thursday First Lady Michelle Obama delivered an emotional rebuke to Republican Party nominee Donald Trump after sexually aggressive comments he made in 2005 surfaced on an… Read more “WALLS OF INTOLERANCE, BRIDGES WITHOUT SPANS”
IT’S ONE WAY TO BE A UNIFIER
Night moves, day moves, afternoon moves, this boy’s got all the stamina the contenders in the Chicago Marathon hope they’ll have Sunday morning in Lincoln Park. And… Read more “IT’S ONE WAY TO BE A UNIFIER”
HOPING THEY REMEMBER: IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU
The same day as the first U.S. presidential debate, the Colombian government signed an accord with the Marxist rebel group FARC, ending a 52-year conflict that consumed… Read more “HOPING THEY REMEMBER: IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU”
TALKING TRASH IN CHASKA
I think this past weekend’s Ryder Cup in Chaska, Minnesota might have taught our little running sport a valuable lesson. America kicked Europe’s ass 17-11 to win… Read more “TALKING TRASH IN CHASKA”
WANDERING IN A RUNNING WORLD 