Monthly Archives: March 2021

President Biden has come out for a ban on “assault rifles” and for better background checks for would-be gun buyers. These are common-sense measures, but they fail to address basic problems in American gun ownership and use. But the only … Continue reading →

I came back to Ohio a few days ago after a car trip by myself through Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Asheville, NC, Charleston, SC, Savannah, GA, and Atlanta. In the last city I have two sets of friends, so … Continue reading →

Part I of what part of Afghanistan do you understand? Let’s take apart the caption for a photo in the New Yorker for March 8, 2021. Here it is: “As American troops depart, winding down a twenty-year intervention, Afghans are … Continue reading →

(Disclosure: I have never been accused of sexual harassment.) Three women have now come forward with accusations that Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed or acted inappropriately in a sexual manner toward them. Not that anyone should be convicted without an … Continue reading →