Peace and Climate

Hard-a-Starboard!

By Hoffmann the Organizer Readers have been responding to my grim articles on war and climate with demands of “What would you do, then, Captain Bummer”?  A fair question and one deserving a robust answer. First a recap of our story so far.  Yes, we […]

Peace Voter

Compos Mentis

By Hoffmann the Organizer This week’s presidential debate was shocking on every level.  The two candidates contending to lead the biggest economy and military power in the world were visibly and audibly incompetent (in the technical sense of mental and physical health).  Both parties need […]

Democracy

Et tu, Europa?

By Hoffmann the Organizer When I ponder what is driving the near-universal resurgence of militarism across Europe in the past three years, I feel a sharp pain in my back. For most of my life, I looked to Europe as an actually existing model for […]