“In such a world of conflict, a world of victims and executioners, it is the job of thinking people, not to be on the side of the executioners.”- Camus
Trump becomes President tomorrow. What can one person do to fight against his administration and its allies in the media and in the American Oligarchy? First, do not accommodate yourself to his actions. Do not back away even one step from the corruption and depravity of his policies. Do not be intimidated. Do not lose yourself in twisting this way and that to find something good in what he does. […]
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Nothing about Israel* yields to simple questions let alone simple answers, but Israel’s actions in Gaza now bring to mind what Thucydides said about the relationship between the Athenian Empire and the Melians: “The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” The Israelis responded to the horror of the October 7 massacres and hostage taking (over 1200 murdered; rape used by Hamas as a weapon […]
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Say Nothing is the story of the murder of Jean McConville, a widowed mother of ten, by the IRA in 1972. She was accused of being an informer to the British Army. The accusation was false. The book is also the best history of The Troubles yet written, Jean McConville’s murder being described within the larger context of that many-sided civil war. The Barn is the story of the murder of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black […]
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Cynicism is a kind of disease. Maybe it begins with a doubt that anything that appears to be good will make any difference. Or that this good person or situation must be inherently corrupt, and that it’s just a matter of time before their real nature shows itself. It is a belief that no one holds to his or her integrity in the presence of power or wealth. Cynicism assumes […]
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