Richard D DeBacherNo, Kyrie Irving, It’s Not all about YouBasketball star Kyre Irving has posted a statement on Instagram explaining his decision to refuse one of the safe and effective Covid19…Oct 15, 2021Oct 15, 2021
Richard D DeBacherTrump’s YOYO War: The Pandemic, American Workers, and Our YOYO EconomyOn March 18th, President Trump described himself as a “wartime President” and since then has elaborated upon this metaphor, labeling our…Mar 24, 2020Mar 24, 2020
Richard D DeBacherOn the Loss of our Pets, Grief, and Living in the MomentIf only it were that simple. Living in the moment, that is.Feb 3, 2020Feb 3, 2020
Richard D DeBacherPerspectival Realism and the Impeachment of Donald TrumpWhen I was a sophomore in college, I agonized over the choice of a major field of study. I had narrowed the choice to two: English or…Dec 13, 20191Dec 13, 20191
Richard D DeBacherConservatives on the Impeachment of Donald J. TrumpWhile Republicans in Congress find full-throated support from predictable voices on the right, a number of more traditional and rational…Nov 26, 2019Nov 26, 2019
Richard D DeBacherTruth and Politics in the Age of TrumpIn her essay, “Truth and Politics,” published in 1967 in The New Yorker, Hannah Arendt posed this potent question:Nov 23, 2019Nov 23, 2019
Richard D DeBacherI Like Elizabeth Warren. I also like my Private Insurance ProviderDear Senator Warren:Sep 14, 2019Sep 14, 2019
Richard D DeBacherTrump’s Broken PromisesBloomberg News columnist and political scientist Jonathan Bernstein is filling in for David Leonhardt at the New York Times editorial page…Aug 22, 2019Aug 22, 2019
Richard D DeBacherSense and Nonsense about Gun ControlJust days after the latest mass shooting slaughters in America:Aug 9, 2019Aug 9, 2019
Richard D DeBacherI Supported Medicare for All — until I Didn’tI retired exactly one year ago today. I’m approaching my 75th birthday. I’ve been a Medicare beneficiary for almost a decade. My wife, who…Jun 28, 2019Jun 28, 2019