Why Not a Jewish State?
March 23, 2026—I deliberately chose today’s title because you can read it two ways. One way is pro and the other way is anti the idea of a Jewish state. […]
Tag Archives: Culture
Oumuamua, AI, and Yahweh
March 16, 2026—The other day, I happened to hear part of an NPR interview with Avi Loeb, who is a professor of science at the Harvard Center for Astrophysics and […]
Tents In the Park
March 9, 2026—I took Rebe on a walk to the far side of our neighborhood park today and found two tents with assorted paraphernalia. No one was around to claim […]
Unintended Message of the New Iran War
February 28, 2026—The BBC reported a heart-wrenching social-media message from an Iranian in the wake of the US-Israeli attack on Iran: “If I die, don’t forget that we exist too […]
Humans, Octopi, Bees, Gods, and Artificial Intelligence
February 16, 2026—We like to think of ourselves as the apex of biological intelligence—at least here on Earth. That’s certainly true if we measure it on a scale that is […]
Mislabeling Antisemitism: A Political Tool
February 12, 2026—I’m getting sick and tired of right-wing politicos calling Jews antisemitic. Jews have a wide variety of opinions and beliefs. And Jews sometimes call other Jews antisemitic. Nu? […]
Never Backed Down From a Fight?
February 9, 2026—We got a flyer in the mail from a Democratic primary candidate for Congress in our district. They might be a great candidate. But the slogan that caught […]
Marriage Before Children?
February 5, 2026—Right-wingers are promoting marriage before children (MBC). Indiana is considering a bill to require teaching this in school. I am sympathetic with this view. That’s what I did. […]
Why Young People Aren’t Having Babies—Malthus, Revisited
January 29, 2026 – JD Vance and his white-supremacist buddies are all aflutter over declining birthrates in the white population. But here’s some news for you JD, it’s not just […]
What’s It All About, Alfie?
January 26, 2026 – I started writing this post before the latest ICE murder in Minneapolis. I was taking a break from tragedy. I paused my reading of Nobodys Girl: […]
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