July 16, 2018

A WARNING FOR THE MOMENT; "The Disbelief in the Very Existence of Truth"

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 George Orwell in his all too prescient book "Animal Farm" writes this:  "Totalitarianism demands... the continuous alteratio...
July 10, 2018

Doing the Best We Can--Doing What God Would Have Me Do

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Today, at a time when we are faced with what can seem like an interminable number of challenges, it is good to reflect on something that Rob...
July 9, 2018

"Beware of Declaring Premature Victory"

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A STERN REMINDER:   "BEWARE OF DECLARING PREMATURE VICTORY"   In  cleaning out some old files , I  came upon a review of a bo...
June 23, 2018

How Our View of the Past Can Thwart the Right Path Forward

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Reading Benn Steil’s magnificent book,  The Marshall Plan:  Dawn of the Cold War* , reminds me how easy—and tragic—it can be for us to proj...
June 16, 2018

Check Points for Making a Tough Decision and Deciding What to Say

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On Making a Tough Decision? 1. Is it consistent with my own vision, my beliefs, and my understanding of the facts? 2. Am I doing what I ...
June 14, 2018

Reflections on the Former Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul's New Memoir

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The first thing that should be said about Michael McFaul’s recently published memoir,  From Cold War to Hot Peace , which recounts his ti...
June 11, 2018

The Relationships Which Have Underpinned Our Prosperity and Safety Are Under Threat by Our President

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Column by David Leonhardt— New York Times —6/11-2018   "The alliance between the United States and Western Europe has accompl...