Category Archives: Politics and Economics

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 →

Posted in Politics and Economics, Triathlon Central, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Fairness in Sport: Are Trans-Women the Same as PED Users?

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 →

Posted in Politics and Economics | Comments Off on Cancel All Russians?

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 →

Posted in Politics and Economics, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Blaming the Victims

Guns and Cars Both Kill People. And Yet…

Posted on February 15, 2022 by Al

Headline: Sandy Hook Parents win settlement in lawsuits against Remington Arms. One reader commented: “This means that every automobile manufacturer in the U. S. is liable for all the injuries and deaths they “cause.”” My response: Cars are not designed … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Economics | Comments Off on Guns and Cars Both Kill People. And Yet…

Passports

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Al

Whatever happened to the edict, “Businesses can choose whom they will and will not serve.”? E.g., no wedding cakes for gay couples. In the absence of any legislation requiring or prohibiting vaccine “passports”, then any business should be allowed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Economics | Comments Off on Passports

Unity

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Al

Republicans are complaining the Biden administration is not practicing “Unity” when it expresses willingness to have Congress pass laws with only Democratic votes. Those who conflate “bipartisan” behaviour with “unity” are (deliberately?) missing the forest for the trees. President Biden, … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Economics | Comments Off on Unity

If Opportunity Knocks, You’d Better Be Home

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Al

Whatever the opposite of a black cloud is, that’s what has followed me around all my life. While luck may be the intersection of opportunity and preparation, I have had more than my share of the former. It starts, of … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Haiti, Politics and Economics | Comments Off on If Opportunity Knocks, You’d Better Be Home

MLK Day 2021

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Al

In an essay placing the Capitol riot in the context of White supremacy violence, Bill Mckibben wrote in the New Yorker today that “Mahatma Gandhi [was] arguably the most important political leader of the twentieth century.” I paused to give … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Economics | Comments Off on MLK Day 2021

Love In The Time Of Coronavirus

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Al

Four days now since I’ve had any real contact outside my home, except for a brief visit with another couple in their equally large abode. How have I taken advantage of the new state of affairs thrust on the world … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Politics and Economics | Comments Off on Love In The Time Of Coronavirus

What’s Next?

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Al

An hour ago, the Untied States Government accepted a guilty plea from one Michael Cohen in which he said he paid a woman “at the direction of the candidate [Donald J. Trump]…for the purpose of influencing the [2016 US Presidential … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Economics | Comments Off on What’s Next?