Remembering Kissinger

Personal Writings

            New Orleans      At 100, Henry Kissinger finally passed away.  There have now been obits aplenty, bouquets, and brickbats.  What should be made of the man and the mess he left behind?  The New York Times gave him four or five pages of copy trying to come to grips with his contradictions, going from …

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Environmentalists Look Back and Forward for the Open Door

Climate Change Personal Writings

            Pearl River      Earlier this year, I had gotten a message on Facebook from an ACORN member in England.  Besides his activity with ACORN, he was also active in the environmental group, Extinction Rebellion, which has become well known in recent years for its aggressive actions highlighting the urgency of confronting climate change.  He said …

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