The Beige Flag of Neutrality
If the summer of 2015 has a motif, it is apparently leadership, or the lack…
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Four More Years
Not every member of my family supports the President. Some are aghast at the idea…
Notes from a Precipice
The holiday season, as the cliché goes, is a time of family, and this often…
The Bittersweet Hereafter
Election Day always makes me think of my grandfather. Had he lived to see this…
The Desperate Hours
Climate change is no longer a theory. I grew up in a New York suburb…
Farewell, Summer
Autumn usually sneaks in via the back door. Its shadows lengthen on the staircase, and…
The Obnoxious Romance of Capitalism
Yesterday, I said something on Twitter which should have been relatively uncontroversial. I stated that…
The Summer of Uncertainty
At long last, the bunting is coming down. As I walked through the darkened Accounts…