Current Comment #3

A twice-weekly compendium of political opinion worth pondering. October 6th ~ October 9th, 2020 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + …

Current Comment #2

A twice-weekly compendium of political opinion worth pondering. October 3rd ~ October 6th, 2020 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + …

Current Comment #1

A twice-weekly compendium of political opinion worth pondering. This edition covers the period from September 29th through October 2nd, 2020. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + …

Announcing “Current Comment” …

... a new, twice-weekly feature of The Liberal Buddhist blog. Designed in the increasingly popular format of an email newsletter, posts in the Current Comment series will highlight a few selected essays of political commentary that I've read during the most recent three and half days. Each item included will consist of three parts: A …

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A Few Words about the June Democratic Debates

In my last post, I declared that I would be listening to each of the participants in the first round of the Democratic presidential candidate debates for some hint of generosity, compassion, and wisdom in their remarks.  Well, not long into the first evening's debate, I started feeling a little like the hapless hero of …

A perspective on the upcoming Democratic candidate debates

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