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I am a retired physics professor. I have been concerned about the Palestinian-Israeli situation for years and have authored a number of op ed pieces on the subject, often in response to other pieces giving a distorted picture of the Middle East. I am also concerned specifically about global warming. More recently, additional major concerns are: (1) U.S. provocations against Russia, particularly surrounding the fantastically exaggerated claim that Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election because of Russian interference. Whatever the Russian government did, if they did anything, fades into insignificance when other factors, such as the archaic Electoral College and Clinton's over-the-top nationalistic hawkishness, are considered. (2) The rigged regulatory system that has facilitated the construction of two giant 42" pipelines through the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains I live in.
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, October 12, 2020 BDS and the 1-State Solution for Palestinian Rights
The decades-old U.S.-mediated 2-state negotiations for a settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have led nowhere. It is now time to take seriously the 1-state solution which will give all citizens, regardless of religion or national background, full citizenship rights.
(3 comments) SHARE Monday, December 5, 2011 Obama's Payroll Tax Deception
This is a critical analysis of Obama's assault on the Social Security payroll tax, which is painfully at odds with the traditional spirit of the Social Security program. It raises questions about Obama's commitment to social programs and to well-established economic principles.
(1 comments) SHARE Saturday, October 10, 2009 G-20 Experiences and Analysis
Here are some thoughts on my experiences at G-20 protests in Pittsburgh and what the G-20 missed.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, February 2, 2009 Bringing balance to the U.S. Senate's resolution on Gaza
The recent U.S. Senate resolution on the crisis in Gaza provides an opportunity to revisit crucial points in the history of the long and painful Israeli-Palestinian dispute. It will surprise no one that the U.S. Senate, like the House, is extremely biased in Israel's favor, with the mainstream media following suit. This kind of bias not helpful to Israelis, never mind Palestinians.