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…2 min read·Oct 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…13 min read·Mar 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.4 min read·Feb 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…12 min read·Dec 13, 2019--1--1
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…8 min read·Nov 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:4 min read·Nov 23, 2019----
Richard D DeBacherI Like Elizabeth Warren. I also like my Private Insurance ProviderDear Senator Warren:3 min read·Sep 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…7 min read·Aug 22, 2019----
Richard D DeBacherSense and Nonsense about Gun ControlJust days after the latest mass shooting slaughters in America:12 min read·Aug 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…5 min read·Jun 28, 2019----
