PinnedMusing about the sexual life of abortion issue activistsI wrote it in 1998. The references are from the news at that time. But the problem is still the same. HAK When I see fanatic bigots and dogged zealots on both sides of the abortion issue on TV, I cannot resist the rather repulsive thought if this has any…Abortion4 min read
Published in Virtual Agora·Jun 11How did Americans screw up immigration?Immigration in American politics is like bad weather for farmers. For as long as old-timers can remember, it has been one cataclysm after another, imposed unjustly by the forces of heaven on God-loving Americans. Skeptics see that the trouble remains because it has not been sincerely examined in the public…Immigration10 min read
Apr 27Ukraine: What might and what should happen next?The Russian invasion of Ukraine started two months ago. Since then, we have learned a lot. Still, we can only guess how far the invader wants to go. Decisions we face will shape the world for decades, if not centuries. …Ukraine War13 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated·Apr 21The book that its intended readers would prefer had never been writtenBooks by philosophy professors seldom draw much attention. But, boy, it is the opposite when the book is from Professor Jason D. Hill at DePaul University in Chicago. It is an intellectual provocation. Vivid readers lament that very few books have original ideas. Even those that do, often contain one…Racism5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated·Apr 16Polish kings and American presidentsPrompted by a comment that Elon Musk might be good as president of the United States, I decided to publish my article written in 2008. Which foreigners or immigrants could be better as a president of the United States than candidates from our political establishment? Share your thoughts. The next…American Presidents5 min read
Mar 11Every minute innocent people are dying in Ukraine. What does Medium do to stop it?Some people know East European history and politics better than others. I am one of the former. Before the war started, I warned that the only way of avoiding it was by telling Putin that if he attacked Ukraine, America would respond in kind and that we meant it. Editors…Putin War Criminal3 min read
Feb 26How could we end the war in Ukraine tomorrow?The simplest way is to dot the i’s and cross the t’s on what officially has been said already. Everyone agrees that by invading Ukraine, Russia, under the leadership of President Putin, broke international laws. With condemnations coming from everywhere, no one has used the right term to describe the…Ukraine6 min read
Feb 4Putin wants Ukraine because it is a rich countryThe article by T.P. Bloomfield on Medium promises to tell us “Why Putin Wants Ukraine.” As well as explanation of the “reasons behind Russia’s impending invasion.” His text excellently summarizes what mainstream media say about the current conflict. The problem is that Western politicians and pundits do not know the…Russia3 min read
Feb 3Is Russia an evil empire?That question comes up in conversations about the current crisis in Ukraine. Young readers may need an explanation. In March 1983, in a speech to evangelicals, President Ronald Reagan talked about American values, stating that it would be a mistake to remove ourselves “from the struggle between right and wrong…Russia5 min read
Feb 1Why do most Westerners misunderstand Russia?They do not know history. Vikings had a route of trade with Byzantium going through today’s Russia and Ukraine. About 1,100 years ago, today’s Kyiv became a prominent post on that route. Local Slavs took control, and in 988, a local prince, Vladimir the Great, took Christianity from Byzantium and…Russia7 min read
