Trump, Rising Hate, and a Conflicting Agenda
A n unequal society is like tinder, dry and just waiting for a match to set it off. In the US case,...
Clinton’s triangulation and why the working class voted for Trump
T his is the week of the Thanksgiving holiday in the US. For many in our increasingly unequal society it is not a...
President Trump- Incumbency is Different From Candidacy
T his has been the first presidential election in living memory where it was difficult to cast a vote. As the voting numbers...
A Dim Light In The Trump Dark
I n America goes a proud boast, anyone can be president. Unfortunately, anyone often is. Instead of using the peace dividend from the...
The U.S. Presidential Election – Will it end the American Political Nightmare?
In a few days the election, and what to many Americans is a political nightmare, will be over. But will it? Who can imagine...
Hillary, Trump and Sartre: How Existentialism Disrobes the Major US Presidential Candidates
Hillary Clinton's emails are back in the news as the FBI is obliged to investigate again, subsequent to a sordid case involving a former...
The U.S. Presidential Election – Uniquely Alarming
On the eve of the last presidential debate, some observations on this unique election are in order. In the forty years I have been...
Hypocrisy Rules: Destroying Countries to Save Them
Friday, October 7 went by quietly unnoticed by major US media. It was the 15th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan -- a war...
Why is there an explosion of violence in the U.S.?
The week past in the U.S. has seen a spate of multiple killings. Moreover, incidents of road rage leading to murder are also increasing...
Meaningless Agendas Given an Intractable Congress – The U.S. Presidential Debate
Imagine a volleyball packed with lies being bounced back and forth across a net by one well-practiced in the art of mendacity and the...