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Welcome to my advocacy blog. My goal is to post relevant information that will spark action, discussion and interaction, creating a catalyst for solutions and ideas to impact the challenges we face in our society. We welcome comments, suggestions and submissions in support of those seeking a voice. "…Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear…"

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Tag: NY Times

Seven Lessons Democrats Need to Learn — Fast

David Brooks – NY Times – 29 April “We all make mistakes; the question is, do we learn from them? … More

Advocacy, David Brooks, Democratic strategy, economic issues, Education, environment, health, law & order, NY Times, politicization, Politics, Research, truth

America, Again the Arsenal of Democracy

Paul Krugman – N Y Times – 28 April 2022 “When Russia invaded Ukraine, the idea that it might lose … More

Arms, Education, history, Joseph Biden, Lend-lease Act, NY Times, Paul Krugman, Research, Russia, truth, Ukraine, V. Putin

Free Speech & Responsibility

A number of us talk about this a great deal. When will the responsibility part of the equation re-enter society? … More

a commons, Advocacy, community, empathy, eroding responsibilities, free speech, NY Times, Politics, responsibility, Thomas Friedman, truth, understanding

A Scary Energy Winter Is Coming. Don’t Blame the Greens.

By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist – NY Times “Every so often the tectonic geopolitical plates that hold up the world … More

China, Economy, environment, Green energy, lack of long term thinking, Nature, NY Times, Research, Russia, Science, Thomas Friedman, truth

America’s Dismal Foreign Policy — and What to Do About It

Review by Geoffrey Wheatcroft – 7 August 2021 AFTER THE APOCALYPSEAmerica’s Role in a World Transformed Available on Apple Books and … More

Afghanistan, American Empire, Andrew Bacevich, blunders, Education, Geoffrey Wheatcroft, history, Middle East, NY Times, Research, Taliban, truth

What I Saw in Yosemite Was Devastating

By Susannah Meadows – NY Times Op Ed – 22 July 2021  “I recently visited Yosemite National Park after decades away. … More

Advocacy, Climate Change, disappearing glaciers, environment, health, Nature, NY Times, planets warming, Research, Science, Susannah Meadows, wildfires, Yosemite

Great Reads

The attached was updated on 1 Feb 2021 offering a range of books that should meet varied reading interests. See … More

Amazon, Apple books, Autors, Barnes & Noble, Great Reads, Lulu Publishing, NY Times, Oo-roo, Reading

Blue Tarantulas

NY Times – Science page – 28 September 2020 “Tarantulas are fuzzy, active in the dark and troublingly large — … More

Blue Tarantulas, Carnegie Mellon, Conservation, National University of Singapore, Nature, NY Times, Research, Saoirse Foley
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