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Fear: Woodward's Warning on the Trump White House

Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward

Apr 17, 2020

Fear: Woodward's Warning on the Trump White House

Apr 17, 2020

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The Jordan Peterson Paradox

The crowd was a little scary: one guy walked in wearing a kilt! In downtown Honolulu! Where we wear Aloha shirts (which you may mistakenly…

Apr 16, 2020

The Jordan Peterson Paradox

Apr 16, 2020

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Thought in a time of Climate Change

Lee Mcintyre’s Post-Truth begins with the following epigraph from George Orwell:

Apr 16, 2020

Thought in a time of Climate Change

Apr 16, 2020

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Saul Bellow: High Brow and Growling Low

In the prologue of his collected nonfiction writings There is Simply Too Much to Think About, Saul Bellow asked:

Apr 13, 2020

Saul Bellow: High Brow and Growling Low

Apr 13, 2020

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Jackson Browne: After the Deluge

In 2018, I attended the singer-songwriter Jackson Browne’s performance in Honolulu. Browne is widely recognized as one of the greatest…

Apr 12, 2020

Jackson Browne: After the Deluge

Apr 12, 2020

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The Age of Hubris

hu·bris

Apr 28, 2016

Apr 28, 2016

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On Knowing

Once, while working at a military medical clinic, I noticed that all of the doctors, and none of the medics, were runners. While almost…

Mar 7, 2016

On Knowing

Mar 7, 2016

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On Ownership

This post is part of the continuing “On” series: others include On Capitalism, On Freedom, On Constitutionalism and On Privilege.

Feb 25, 2016

On Ownership

Feb 25, 2016

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The Greatest Books of Our Time

The literary critic Harold Bloom said that there are far too many books to read even if thatʻs all one does all day, everyday. So one needs…

Feb 11, 2016

The Greatest Books of Our Time

Feb 11, 2016

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The Generalists

Today is the age of the super-specialist. In a technical age, while we get technical wonders, we also get what comes with it: technicians…

Feb 10, 2016

Feb 10, 2016

Umi Perkins

Umi Perkins

ʻUmi Perkins, PhD, teaches Hawaiian history and lecturers in political science at University of Hawaiʻi. Editor, Letters: Life of the Mind. www.letters-life.com

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