Featured

Why Ukraine Matters: A Response to Andrew Bacevich

Introduction For decades Andrew Bacevich, Professor Emeritus of History and International Studies at Boston University, has written compelling warnings about the militarization of US foreign policy. In books and articles that persistently echo Dwight D. Eisenhower’s cautions against the military-industrial complex (MIC), Bacevich has shone a revealing light on how the corrupting militarization of politics … Continue reading Why Ukraine Matters: A Response to Andrew Bacevich →

You Say You Want a Revolution

Is a general revolution imminent? Are the social, psychological, and cultural effects of social networking rendering the way we conduct our relationships or manage knowledge obsolete? Are domestic and global economic inequities reaching unbearably large extremes? Are the governing institutions capable of resolving current problems? Are the major problems of climate change, global health, and … Continue reading You Say You Want a Revolution →

Kentucky Bourbon Fast

As an act of penance for the sins I’ve committed and my role in the Covid crisis, I have given up Kentucky bourbon. I have made a solemn oath before God not to drink it until I have reached fuller clarity on what my spiritual duties are in response to the disaster. All lovers of … Continue reading Kentucky Bourbon Fast →