Carla SeaquistWalt Whitman’s “Democratic Vistas”: Imagining Democracy’s SoulmoliticsWalt Whitman (1819–1892) — American bard of the 19th century who famously claimed “I contain multitudes” — had a vision of…14 min read·6 days ago--3--3
Carla SeaquistBenjamin Franklin: Founding Father for Our Times (Documentary)enjThe era of the American Revolution and our nation’s founding can seem so far away. Not only temporally — almost 250 years have elapsed…10 min read·Jun 12, 2024--4--4
Carla SeaquistBooks for Our Times: “Amusing Ourselves to Death,” by Neil PostmanINTRODUCTION: How is it possible for a once-rational political party, the Republicans, to — as a body — deny the validity of the guilty…9 min read·Jun 4, 2024--2--2
Carla SeaquistBooks for Our Times: “Liberalism and Its Discontents,” by Francis FukuyamaSeventh in an ongoing series, Books for Our Times9 min read·May 29, 2024--2--2
Carla SeaquistBooks for Our Times: “Fascism: A Warning,” by Madeleine AlbrightSixth in an ongoing series, Books for Our Times7 min read·May 23, 2024--5--5
Carla SeaquistMoral Clarity, in the End, Counts. Liberals Acknowledge This Truth — Finally.It took the death of their Nemesis — Henry Kissinger — to force liberals, finally, to give voice to their moral outrage, and to do so with…9 min read·May 17, 2024--7--7
Carla SeaquistTrump on the Ballot: Should the Courts or the People Decide?If preventing an insurrectionist from retaking power is your overriding objective — especially if that insurrectionist vows to abuse state…8 min read·Jan 22, 2024--8--8
Carla SeaquistThoughts of a White American on Another Martin Luther King DayOn this, another anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. — one of America’s greatest visionaries who was martyred for…7 min read·Jan 16, 2024--2--2
Carla SeaquistIs Israel, in Its Pain, Losing Its Moral Compass?A “tragic lack of imagination,” wrote Franz Kafka, occurs when pain is so great that it prevents one from acknowledging the pain of others…9 min read·Jan 4, 2024--17--17
Carla SeaquistRemember: In the Freedom versus Tyranny Struggle, Ukraine Must Win and Putin Must LoseWith the Israel-Hamas war seizing the world’s attention, another war — in which Russia’s Vladimir Putin without legitimate pretext invaded…6 min read·Dec 13, 2023--2--2