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Pope of the People
Jorge Mario Bergoglio chose the name Francis to demonstrate his commitment to the common people and the environment. In his papacy he demonstrated courage and openness. He spoke out on behalf of poor and marginalized people of the world and he spoke out against authoritarians including Putin, Netanyahu, Bolsonaro, and Trump. No doubt he will…
Choosing Autocracy
The fifth century BCE tyrant Pisistratus was an outrageous liar and one of history’s first populists. He was an Athenian aristocratic who appealed to the poor and working classes by asking for their protection from his imaginary enemies who he claimed inflicted his self-inflicted wounds. He ruled Athens for some years, but his actual enemies…
A Shooting
By now everybody has heard that the sheriff of Letcher County in Kentucky has shot dead the local judge. I had several friends from that county and did some consulting work there and in bordering counties. All the folks there were quite nice to me but it was real change of scenery to see some…
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