Carla SeaquistTo Save Our Democracy, Biden Must Step Aside as the Dems’ NomineeIn his cognitive impairment — which impairment became immediately apparent as last night’s Biden-Trump debate got underway — Joe Biden has…2d ago62d ago6
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…Jun 203Jun 203
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…Jun 124Jun 124
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…Jun 42Jun 42
Carla SeaquistBooks for Our Times: “Liberalism and Its Discontents,” by Francis FukuyamaSeventh in an ongoing series, Books for Our TimesMay 293May 293
Carla SeaquistBooks for Our Times: “Fascism: A Warning,” by Madeleine AlbrightSixth in an ongoing series, Books for Our TimesMay 236May 236
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…May 177May 177
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…Jan 228Jan 228
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…Jan 162Jan 162
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…Jan 417Jan 417