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MY (STEP)DAUGHTER BECOMES AN AUSTRIAN CITIZEN
Sometimes nations can do the right thing.
Aug 14
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Joe Chuman
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CIVILIZATION'S END?
Cities are the incubators of civilization.
Aug 2
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Joe Chuman
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July 2025
ATTEMPTING TO UNDERSTAND THE DESCENT INTO MADNESS
Decades ago, I read an article in The New York Review of Books that created a lasting impression.
Jul 16
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Joe Chuman
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WHERE HAS ETHICS GONE?
Behind Trump's policies lies a universe of human suffering. The stories of those affected need to be told.
Jul 6
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Joe Chuman
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June 2025
ARE WE WITNESSING THE DEATH OF HUMAN RIGHTS?
If we are to serve as a beacon for human rights, we must continue to perfect here at home the rights and values which we espouse around the world …
Jun 24
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Joe Chuman
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THE DESCENT INTO MADNESS: A SOCIAL CRITIQUE
On Memorial Day, on his Truth Social account, Donald Trump wrote the following: "HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO ALL, INCLUDING THE SCUM THAT SPENT THE LAST FOUR…
Jun 7
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Joe Chuman
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May 2025
IT'S A HUNDRED YEARS SINCE THE SCOPES TRIAL: SOME THOUGHTS ON CREATIONISM AND OUR DARK POLITICS
May 25th marked the hundredth anniversary of the Scopes Trial.
May 28
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Joe Chuman
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THE SIRENS' CALL: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource by Chris Hayes – a review
More than ever, the argot of fevered capitalism pervades our discourse.
May 21
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Joe Chuman
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TRUMP AND THE BIZARRE DISTORTION OF REALITY
"He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason." - Baruch Spinoza
May 3
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Joe Chuman
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April 2025
TRUMP AND THE AMERICAN FUTURE
There are two kinds of hope.
Apr 17
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Joe Chuman
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THE SURREALISM OF TRUMP'S WORLD
"Never apologize, never explain" - author unknown
Apr 1
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Joe Chuman
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March 2025
Forswearing Electronic Media
"Things are in the saddle and ride mankind."- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mar 21
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Joe Chuman
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