The Public "I"

I have often pondered in these pages about the personalities attracted to the art of political science. There are few souls that so h...

I wonder why they call it “news”? The one thing it never is, is “new”. Every headline merely documents a  sad, sustained repetition. His...

I can't make up my mind about climate change. Will we adjust our behavior in time, or does the human species lack the intelligence ...

I suspect the problem begins with the oft quoted but not well understood phrase, “pie are squared.” In the first place, it’s not. It is a...