My Reservations About Medically Assisted Dying
Being human has something to do with accepting our limits and finitude, that we aren’t really much in control, or at least as much as we’d like to think. It involves experiencing our shared vulnerability as mortals.
Deep in the Republican Brain: The Politics of Fear
For a Republican Congress member or Senator, the effect is paralyzing. It’s fear, fear that goes far beyond just worries about losing an election, fear of reputation destroyed, fear of lost – forever – allies and friends, fear of lies wrongly asserting criminal acts (mortgage fraud, anyone?).
PULSE
Nothing Left but the Killing?
At some level I was thinking, “How horrible to be trapped in such an all-consuming conflict where you see no alternative but to take one deeply flawed and implicated side or the other.”
On the Mast: Trump — The “President of Peace”?
Atop the Mast: the flag of Azerbaijan.
On the Yardarm: the flags of Israel and Iran.
The Mast welcomes you to Azerbaijan, once part of the Persian Empire, later the Russian Empire, then the Soviet Union until it broke up in 1990. Independent since then, Azerbaijan has geopolitical...
Olympia Update: Guns and Gas
Conservative megadonor Brian Heywood’s ballot measure machine is cranking up again.
Epstein Survivors: Release the Files!
Haley Robson told of reaching 16 when she was coerced into bringing more young girls from her high school to the Epstein mansion.
Firenze’s Morning Coffee Ritual
My Firenze friend took me to his coffee shop, the cafe his father and even grandfather had favored, and ordered two cappuccinos. They came, along with two clear glasses of water, and the caffes were perfect.
What Broadway Musicals have to say about our Difficult Conflicts
Collectively, Broadway musicals strongly advocate for the vital importance of humans coming together and forming harmonious, well-functioning communities — even if that means individuals have to compromise or give something up to achieve it.
The Genius of Italian Shutters
Shutters, it seems, have important social functions in Italy. When our neighbors throw open theirs, and gaze out, it’s an invitation to a conversation.
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