Me, my dogs, and our long march together through evolutionary time

As my lovely wife is fond of saying, we and our beloved doggies are thrown together by fate, but I want to go much further back in time than she’s normally thinking to consider what fate had in store up to a hundred million years ago when humans and canines were one species.  Since every… Continue reading Me, my dogs, and our long march together through evolutionary time

A Big, Beautiful Peace Deal in the Middle East?

While it remains to be seen if a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Syria joining the Abraham Accords, and even a group of sheikhs in the West Bank, will come to fruition, clearly something has changed radically in the region over the past six months and just as clearly, that something is President Trump.  Shortly… Continue reading A Big, Beautiful Peace Deal in the Middle East?

The dead Israeli and American hostages are another reminder that we need a real President and Biden must resign immediately

The President and the Vice President bizarrely agree with Hamas that the murder of six hostages including an American is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fault, rather than the savages that held them for almost a year and killed them in the first place. As most Americans were celebrating Labor Day, grim news emerged from… Continue reading The dead Israeli and American hostages are another reminder that we need a real President and Biden must resign immediately

Biden cannot continue to be at war with himself over Israel and Hamas, or Russia and Ukraine

Clarity of purpose in war is essential.  The enemy must understand and believe you will do whatever it takes to achieve your objective.  How is a war supposed to end when your enemy doesn’t even know what you want in the first place? Last week, President Joe Biden said what most needed saying about the… Continue reading Biden cannot continue to be at war with himself over Israel and Hamas, or Russia and Ukraine

Netflix’ Queen Cleopatra: One person’s cultural appropriation is another’s representation

The pyramid of marginalization pits one disadvantaged group against another and, in this case at least, the white people at Change.org ultimately decide who is deserving of representation whatever the historical facts or whether it’s actually cultural appropriation. Netflix’ upcoming Queen Cleopatra docuseries has been accompanied by a controversy that is perfectly illustrative of our… Continue reading Netflix’ Queen Cleopatra: One person’s cultural appropriation is another’s representation