Current Comment #13

A weekly recap of worthwhile political opinion and social commentary. Vol 1, No 13 ……… December 12th, 2020 SCHEDULING NOTE ~ With this issue, Current Comment is taking a 3-week break for the year-end holidays. The next issue will be posted on January 2nd, 2021. THE WEEK JUST PASSED ~ Three separate news stories this week gave …

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Current Comment #10

A weekly recap of worthwhile political opinion and social commentary. Vol 1, No 10 ……… November 21st, 2020 THE WEEK JUST PASSED ~ Another week of President-elect Biden continuing to be patient and presidential, and of the (hopefully) outgoing President Trump continuing to act puerile and pitifully. The world's leaders are increasingly more welcoming of Biden, while …

Current Comment #7

A weekly recap of worthwhile political opinion and social commentary. Vol 1, No 7 ……… October 31st, 2020 Happy Halloween, everyone! THE WEEK JUST PASSED ~ Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in as a Supreme Court justice in the kind of reckless super-spreader event we've come to expect from the Trump administration, the Dalai Lama …

Current Comment #6

A weekly recap of worthwhile political opinion and social commentary. Vol 1, No 6 ……… October 24th, 2020 OPENING NOTE - Presidential campaigning and coronavirus infection increases dominated the news again this past week, and both topics feature prominently in the pieces included below. In addition, there are two compelling essays on other matters - …