Throughout history, the left that has been by definition at the forefront of progress. Anything progressive is, at least at first, left. The American revolutionaries were to the left of the Tories, those who led the French Revolution included some of the most left-wing in France, and Martin Luther King, Jr., was…
About Dan
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write. Like anyone else who takes the time to put pen to paper – or fingers to keyboard – I write about that which I find interesting. Sometimes other people find these labors read more
Archives for July 2016
Alienation and despair: The dark side of progress
Clearly something is wrong in the Western world. These problems are most evident in the UK and the U.S. In Britain, a campaign propelled by fear of immigrants and multiculturalism was able to capture more than half the vote, making it highly likely that Britain will leave the European Union,…
Warren won’t be Clinton’s running mate. Thank God for that.
According to this morning’s front page Boston Globe story, it is now highly unlikely that Secretary Clinton will choose Elizabeth Warren to run with her as the VP nominee on the Democratic ticket. Thank God for that. It’s not that I don’t support my senator, and it’s not that I don’t want to see…
Hating Hillary and Underestimating Trump: Echoes from an Ugly Past
Some on the left see Hillary Clinton as no better than Donald Trump, and will either vote for some third party or, even worse, for Trump himself. The latter figure reportedly includes 22 percent of Bernie Sanders’ supporters. This is not the first time progressives have grappled with these questions…
Promises to the Disappeared: Art in the Wake of Chile’s 9-11
This past month the United States solemnly commemorated the eighth anniversary of 9/11/01. While life in the U.S. has largely returned to normal in the interceding years (though, life is gone for the nearly 3,000 who perished, and will never again be truly “normal” for their families), the horror and…