The Tyranny of Merit and the Dilemma of the Disinherited I wrote this article earlier this month just before the Anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre was widely publicized: Meritocracy: Birmingham Eccentrics When I came to Birmingham for the first time in 1958, I thought the local newpaper was named The Birmingham Freedom in Structure We all got up to weird pursuits during the pandemic, so I don't think my sudden obsession with set forms Granular Politics: the Nitty-Gritty of Participatory Democracy Dear Blog Subscribers, After the riots on January 6, intended to stop our process of confirming Joe Biden's election and Trump, the Republican Party and the Attack on the U.S.Capitol: An American Progressive’s view Dear Blog Subscribers, This is my blog version of an article that was published in Impakter.com this morning: : https://impakter.com/trump-republican-party-attack-capitol/ My Review of Patrik Svensson, The Book of Eels Riddle me this: What is only a few millimeters long with a transparent body like a gossamer willow leaf, is Pandemic Autumn In the spring, I still had a sense of humor. I could write comic pieces about how my mask frightened Political Sausage in Pandemic Times Dear Blog Subscribers, Back in February 2019 (in what seems now another century!) I posted a blog on Making Political The Covid Stoic, and How to Become One If ever there was a time for figuring out what our philosophy of life is, it is now, when our Dara McAnulty’s Diary of a Young Naturalist (Little Toller Books: Dorset, 2020).* In a time when species are declining, oceans are rising, and our whole planet is threatened by global warming, authors Canticle Do you ever find yourself longing For the beginning of the world- That unimaginable openness When the earth awoke - Pandemic- Gateway to a Better World? The way I keep my sanity during this pandemic lock-down is STRUCTURE, by which I mean doing the same things Pandemic Lemonade I haven't worn a bra in two months. On my daily walks, I wear a mask. But nobody else wears An English Village of the Mind So, yesterday I decided that I needed to get my mind off the pandemic, which seems to have crept into Rivers of Birds One night last week, self-isolation blues were getting to me, so I went to look at the stars. There was Everything is Talking Back We are all locked up in our houses now – well, not exactly locked up, though it feels like it On the Silence of Winter There is a silence to winter that is a being in and of itself. If you still the chatter in SATURDAY MORNING WITH COFFEE AND THE NEW YORKER When I sat down to read the cartoon issue of the New Yorker with my nice, hot cup of strong A PHILOSOPHY FOR CLIMATE GRIEF Dear Friends, There is so much downheartedness in reading the news about climate disasters, ecosystem collapse, and species destruction that Inside Two Bubbles: Some Thoughts on Jonathan Coe’s Middle England On the night after the first Trump Impeachment Hearing, I picked up Jonathan Coe’s 2018 Middle England. It is 1 2 3 … 6 Next »
