James Rothenberg

Doomsday in Gaza

On December 5, the House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning antisemitism while at the same time declaring that anti-Zionism is antisemitism. This is completely illogical. Anti-Zionism is opposition to…

The Midterms Are Coming

The midterms are coming and this is a good time to think about the power of elections. Not as an expression of our power, because the wants of ordinary people…

Too Much Respect for Authority

Why aren’t U.S. crimes, including war crimes, regarded as crimes? The answer is, because it’s unpatriotic. This bit of shorthand requires explanation. The posed question begins with the assumption that…

Perplexing Times

We’re confronted with competing theories about the origin of this novel coronavirus and competing strategies for dealing with it, as well as gross uncertainties in the absolute number of infections…

The state vs. the citizen

Patriotism, respect for law, and allegiance are demands placed upon the citizen by the state. Such awesome authority, being capable of misuse, should always have to justify itself. Does the…

Capitalism vs. The World

The love of money is a sin…the root of all evil. Judeo-Christian biblical tradition - O believers Do not devour one another's wealth by evil means except through trading by…

The Patriot

Merriam-Webster defines patriotism as: love for or devotion to one’s country. Sounds nice, as far as it goes. But it isn’t quite like being loving and devoted to family and…

Where Are We Now?

Where Are We Now? Here’s a handy way to spot the division in our country. There are red states and blue states and we can’t name anything else. The purpose…

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