China’s Black Weekend
To understand what’s happening in Hong Kong, you have to understand the Chinese Communist Party. Ian Johnson on “China’s Black Weekend.”
Guardians of the Truth? Notes on MSM
Stan Persky checks out the “guardians of the truth,” and puts in a good word for mainstream media (MSM). It’s “breaking news.”
This Year’s Question
Can Democracy Work? asks James Miller. It’s not only this year’s question, it’s a question for the ages, from ancient Athens to the Trumpian present.
Good Country for Old Men
Two senior Vancouver poets, George Bowering and George Stanley, do a book together. John Harris reads and reviews.
In the Land of Oz
Amos Oz, 1939-2018. Reading “A Tale of Love and Darkness.”
China’s Black Weekend
To understand what’s happening in Hong Kong, you have to understand the Chinese Communist Party. Ian Johnson on “China’s Black Weekend.”
Once in Europa: What do the 2019 EU election results mean?
The rightwing populist tsunami didn’t happen; Greens blossom; Europe fragments, pro-EU majority maintained.
Sonnet About Orpheus (Where)
Singing the Lord’s song in a strange land.
Trump Prose Poem, a.k.a. Potus Takes a Snooze
POTUS takes a snooze.
Alexander Meiklejohn: Free Speech Theorist, Teacher, and Activist
Bob Rowan tells a free speech story about a too-little-known American philosopher, Alexander Meiklejohn.