Category Archives: Politics and Economics

Trust, But Verify…And, Why Unions?

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Al

No question each of us should learn all he can about his body. It’s all we have, and without it working well, life is shorter and messier. Some guys pay more attention to their cars or computers than their body. … Continue reading →

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Re-Building the Cuckoo’s Nest

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Al

One thing I learned working on the jail ward at LA County Hospital: do not attack a police officer with a weapon (or even your fists). They and their cohorts will ALWAYS respond with overwhelming, unrelenting force. They are armed, … Continue reading →

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Brothers-of-Another-Mother

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Al

Seattle Congressional Representative Jayapal was quoted in the Times: “I want you to know that we have been fighting to make it clear that Israel is a racist state, that the Palestinian people deserve self-determination and autonomy, that the dream … Continue reading →

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Our Two-State Solution

Posted on June 17, 2023 by Al

George Will defends the dissenters in this week’s 7-2 Supreme court decision which supports Indian tribes’ rights to determine where their children may go when in need of a new home. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/16/supreme-court-blunder-indian-child-welfare-act/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F3a54cd8%2F648dd79543aca4433fa200c9%2F596a51b5ade4e20ee370ca9b%2F22%2F55%2F648dd79543aca4433fa200c9 Here’s what I have to say to him: … Continue reading →

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American Jews Make Exit Plans

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Al

Last week, a good friend of mine took his entire clan of two sons and four grand-children to the German consulate to apply for citizenship. As part of its penance for the Holocaust, that nation has offered citizenship to the … Continue reading →

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Life Is Precious

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Al

A species’ reproductive success relies on quantity, not quality. An unknown number of fertilized eggs are lost each month with menses. Observed miscarriages may account for 20% of all pregnancies. The first year of life is the most dangerous. Prior … Continue reading →

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Russians Banned From Boston Marathon

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Al

The Boston Athletic Association has banned all Russian and Belorussian citizens from running in this year’s Boston Marathon, in response to Russia’s on-going invasion of Ukraine. Here are my thoughts: Whom do we expect to change the behavior of the … Continue reading →

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Fairness in Sport: Are Trans-Women the Same as PED Users?

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Al

The issue of trans women competing in sports is a current hot topic. A dozen states have passed laws circumscribing their participation in scholastic events. The Biden administration is set to publish Title IX regulations which prohibit discrimination against them … Continue reading →

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Cancel All Russians?

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Al

in response to a “debate” in the NYTimes about whether all Russians deserve to be persona non grata until their country ends its war against Ukraine, I wrote the following… The US Presidential election of 2016 taught us that bad … Continue reading →

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Blaming the Victims

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Al

Today’s Letter to the Editor. NY TImes columnist Thomas Friedman asserts that NATO and its eastern European allies are patly to blame for Vladimir Putin’s attitude and behavior. My response: Mr. Friedman is blaming the victims, the former eastern European … Continue reading →

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