As Nuclear War Looms: Does Russia Have a Right to its Own Monroe Doctrine?

As Nuclear War Looms: Does Russia Have a Right to its Own Monroe Doctrine?: With news that Israeli intelligence has detected an “irregular presence” of nuclear-capable Russian bombers near Finland and retired general David Petraeus casually saying NATO would likely sink Vladimir Putin’s Black Sea fleet if R...

Did Global Warming Make Hurricane Ian Intensify Faster than Normal?

Did Global Warming Make Hurricane Ian Intensify Faster than Normal?: Hurricane Ian “rapidly transformed from a relatively weak storm into a strong one, [a] phenomenon that has become more common” due to climate change. So reported the New York Times in its daily email newsletter. It also ...

Those African Kings Owe Me

Those African Kings Owe Me: Who owes what to whom?  The supply line of history rarely lies.  If the ancestors of people who enslaved people owe reparations to the ancestors of those who were enslaved, then perhaps it is time for a “conversation” -- as t...

Lincoln Longed for a Dobbs-like Ruling to Correct the Erroneous Dred Scott Decision

Lincoln Longed for a Dobbs-like Ruling to Correct the Erroneous Dred Scott Decision: Last summer, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez visited Stephen Colbert’s show, and gave the audience the full benefit of her ignorance regarding constitutional jurisprudence and American history.  When asked by Stephen Colbert about what appropriat...