William Cobbett was an English member of Parliament, active mainly in the first half of the 19th century. Though a career politician, Cobbett was famous for his sharp literary tongue and his fervent work reforming the inequality-plagued English cod. Most important in this day in age, Cobbett is commonly credited…
Sam Kwait-Spitzer
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Most of us go through our lives without thinking much about the letter “T.” There are not many people, I assume, who have particularly strong feelings about the letter. Before writing this article I did quite a bit of research, too much perhaps, on the letters of the alphabet. I…
Thanks to everyone who read and wrote for the Viewpoint section this term. I was heartened by the diversity of opinions expressed. An array of perspectives and opinions is essential to a productive discourse. Even if you read just a single article this term, or glanced at a single pull…
It was Hubert Humphrey, who served as Vice President under Lyndon B. Johnson and as a senator for Minnesota, who said that “the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life,…
It seems to be in vogue for GOP lawmakers to claim that if North Korea were to denuclearize, President Trump would deserve a Nobel Peace Prize. Lindsey Graham justifies his claim with the rationale that “Donald Trump convinced North Korea and China he was serious about bringing about change.” And…
In a recent reshuffling of personnel, Donald Trump replaced his former National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster with John Bolton. For anyone keeping track, Bolton is Trump’s third National Security Advisor–in case you forgot about Michael Flynn, who is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to lying to the FBI about his…
“For too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dared to speak their truth to the power of those men. But their time is up. Their time is up.” This is just one of Oprah’s many memorable quotes from her recent Golden Globes speech. Oprah has long…
I would to like begin this article by making it clear that I support Justin Trudeau as a politician. I would probably vote for him if I could. I do not intend for this article to be read as an absolute criticism of Prime Minister Trudeau. Instead, I am offering…
I was eating dinner at the LDC the other night when I mentioned, in a poorly articulated comment, that the Danish have a specific word for the art of being cozy. Hygge, the word I was looking for, is defined more specifically as “a quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality…
I think that Al Franken would be a splendid president of the United States. I hope he runs in 2020. I wish he had run in 2016. For those of you who are not familiar with The Frankenator (yes I just came up with that nickname), he is the junior…