U.S. Privacy Concerns and the COVID-19 Crisis

I just published U.S. Privacy Concerns and the COVID-19 Crisis https://link.medium.com/LntpucK4E6 on Medium. Feel free to check it out -- comments are welcome. Cheers!    

Governors reopening their states are endangering American lives

I ran across this excellent article I wish I had written by Jill Filipovic on CNN. For those of you who feel the few Republican governors who are doing this are doing so prematurely and stupidly and thus unnecessarily risking the lives of their respective states's citizens, this article will more than confirm that belief. …

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“The Liar Tweets Tonight”: A Song Parody

Considering everything that's going on these days and the fact that the person most responsible for this mess in the US is using nearly every waking minute of each day trying to shift blame to anyone else, anywhere, and accept no responsibility -- unless it's bullshit lies about positive stuff he claims he did -- …

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Book Review: A Foreign Policy for the Left

A Foreign Policy for the Left by Michael Walzer My rating: 1 of 5 stars Weak. I've been a progressive/"liberal" for most of my adult life but over the past five years have become really disgusted with the group. While I cannot stand (even believe) where the far right has gone, A) the left could …

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Book Review: Japan Rearmed: The Politics of Military Power

Japan Rearmed: The Politics of Military Power by Sheila A. Smith My rating: 5 of 5 stars Before I say anything about this book, I need to confess I know the author (to whatever degree), highly respect her expertise on Japan (she's the Council on Foreign Relations' Senior Fellow for Japan), so this commentary and …

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