Author: Robert Koehler

The only lesson I can draw is that we’re not going to succeed at abolishing war unless we first succeed at transcending our exploitative interests…

I won’t go into further details, except to note that the big, psychological ouch never quite went away…

“We find this rhetorical tactic antithetical to Jewish values, which teach us to repair the world, question authority, and champion the oppressed over the oppressor…”

Their mission is transforming, collectively healing, building the social infrastructure of peace…

Yes, we had a civil war – about “states’ rights” – and then we moved on…

“We’ve had great reception from local peace activists, politicians, and people of faith…”

“The reborn Golden Rule is sailing once more, to show that nuclear abolition is possible, and that bravery and tenacity can overcome militarism…”

“This administration is incrementally trying to move us backwards into a dark time in this nation…”

“It is indeed an honor to be in this city, which stands as a symbol of the divisions of men…”

“The border has never been as militarized as it is right now. We have the state government sending troops here, the National Guard. We also have state troopers at the border…”

Penny herself, in an introductory essay, told about Taro as a little boy. On his first day of pre-school, for instance…

Indeed, as I wander in the desert of political abstraction, I find my belief in and connection to journalism — to writing itself — starting to disintegrate…

I started keeping what I call the Geezer Memory List, with varying subtitles such as Lost Bananas and Gone with the Noodles…

Warning. The following question — perhaps the largest question of all — is seldom addressed in a public context and is virtually taboo politically…

I mention this to put Biden’s words in perspective. Does “a brighter and more hopeful tomorrow” ignore the demands of most of the world?

“Be nice to people who are inferior to you. It’s only for a week, so have no fear. Be grateful that it doesn’t last all year…”

The potential has arisen, according to this prophecy, “for the Eagle and the Condor to come together, to fly in the same sky…”