Key Events: Democracy has been on the defensive lately. The forces of autocratic authoritarianism have ascended across the globe, backed by the immense wealth concentrated in the upper 1/10th of one percent who collectively own more than the rest of the 8 billion people currently crowded on planet Earth. It is all too easy for […]
The Big Picture 2018 saw its share of thrills and spills. Politics was a grudge match with partisanship on full display. The economy was a roller-coaster that took us on a wild ride to nowhere. Society and culture responded with moments of madness and merriment. Amid the tumult, my own life was amazingly tranquil, with […]