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Rule of Law

…encouraging development is public awareness, particularly focused on due process, and the understanding of how important all of this is. “Hands off my rule of law!” Americans are increasingly doing…

Review of “Atoms to Ashes”

…someone who grew up in Oak Ridge, I was well-aware of the military, political and financial ramifications of nuclear power and the secrecy that envelopes it. That awareness gave me…

Trump as King Cnut

…royal power was worthless compared to the power of God). Donald Trump is the modern King Cnut, pretending to order away climate change. Trump, however, lacks Cnut’s self-awareness; he seems…