Unforgettable Year: May 2020

By May concerns around the erosion of civil liberties in the wake of the pandemic were apparent. Rob Coffey’s though-provoking article ‘I Do Not Consent’ began: I didn’t particularly want to write this article.  I didn’t want to get involved in the whole online social media circus of opinion and rebuttal, triggering and offense. But … Read more

The End of American Leadership

First there was: ‘The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.’ Then there was: ‘Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.’ Now there is: ‘We have so much testing. I don’t think you need that kind of testing or that much testing, but … Read more