Monthly Archives: March 2015

The 1911 Triangle Fire, other disasters, and progressive eras

Posted on March 24, 2015 by politicswestchesterview

People keep talking about the 1960s as if that were the only progressive period in American history. It’s the only one people who weren’t around in the 1930s can recall, and of course people are very conscious now of Bloody … Continue reading →

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Do countries have friends?

Posted on March 21, 2015 by politicswestchesterview

Today I had a rare moment of agreement with Realpolitik, as practiced notably by Henry Kissinger. Realpolitik is “politics or diplomacy based primarily on power and on practical and material factors and considerations, rather than explicit ideological notions or moral … Continue reading →

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The Night of the Bulldozers (Charleston, 3/18/03)

Posted on March 18, 2015 by politicswestchesterview

Poetry and politics can meet. “The Night of the Bulldozers” was written twelve years ago this evening, on a trip to Charleston SC, when the then US president announced that the attack against the then Iraqi dictator was about to … Continue reading →

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Admiral Joe Sestak in Coatesville

Posted on March 10, 2015 by politicswestchesterview

This morning I was at Admiral Joe Sestak’s street corner meeting in Coatesville. The former Congressman (D, PA-7, 2007-10) is campaigning toward a rematch with the current R Senator. The theme of today’s meeting was “Manufacturing Jobs” with special emphasis … Continue reading →

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Racism and global warming

Posted on March 6, 2015 by politicswestchesterview

“Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it,” as Mark Twain or someone else famously said. That is how racism is like global warming: We’re still talking about it, and nobody does anything about it. At least, … Continue reading →

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War authority–why and for what?

Posted on March 2, 2015 by politicswestchesterview

I can’t find online my letter published in the Daily Local News a week or so ago. So let’s put it in the blog. This letter builds on my thinking in “Responsibility in the country, responsibility in the world” (August … Continue reading →

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