Tag: Two Americas

Musings of a deep generalist

Caricatures of the six ultra-conservative Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States

Welcome to the (New) Era of American Lawlessness

The six conservative Justices do not have the sound judgment or the common sense to see that ruling against the will of the supermajority on so many aspects of American life will inevitably result in serious erosion of the Rule of Law.

9/11 Memorial and Museum anniversary ceremony in New York, NY on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018.

Thoughts on the Twentieth Anniversary of 9/11

The challenge we face as a nation is fundamentally emotional. There will be no thinking our way out of this. We can try to engage in rational debate. We can pretend that articulating our “reasons” will persuade others to support our positions. But a good-faith exchange of views is not possible when “people like YOU are destroying MY America!” Compromise and working through areas of disagreement are obviously out of the question.