Four and a Half Years

Has anybody noticed that news isn’t what it used to be? What happened to the general up and down, back and forth, flow of events, both good and bad, that used to be our daily fare? It used to be possible to read the news and the good news somehow was able to...

Making Sense of Political Complexity

Looking out over the sorry state of our world, it isn’t easy to make sense of what is going on. There are so many factors at play, so many levels of play and deception and manipulation with very few of the players having a complete overview of the ultimate plan....

Post-Election Reality Check

So you think “the system worked”, democracy has won out, and that yesterday’s election is the first step to straightening out the mess Bush and the Neocons have made on the planet? Think again. It’s not that “the system”...