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Category: Current Affairs

Signpost with "Empathy" sign
July 14, 2024July 21, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

Only empathy can save us now

American flag flying at home
July 4, 2024July 8, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

This Fourth of July, we must stand together

Statue of Liberty
June 6, 2024June 20, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

Politics for “normies”

The Prophet Nathan Rebukes King David by Eugène Siberdt.
May 20, 2024May 22, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

“You are the man!”

An April Fool's Day cartoon from 1979
March 31, 2024April 11, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

The end of foolishness?

Reseda High School Choir 1978–79
December 8, 2023December 14, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

Israeli and Palestinian flags by By I, Makaristos, CC BY-SA 3.0
October 13, 2023October 22, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

I side with humanity

Plaque for the World Trade Center Sphere in Lower Manhattan. Taken in 2002.
September 10, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

What happened to 9/11?

The kids' brightly colored hair is the most realistic part of this video
August 13, 2023August 13, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

History and historical fiction

Photo by Oussama Bergaoui from Pexels
August 2, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

Why we can’t retire

An innocent child. Photo from Pixnio.
July 21, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

Protecting our children’s innocence

The UAW logo on my Chevrolet Bolt EUV
July 15, 2023July 16, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

“The union makes us strong”

Model of the Anne Frank House. Image from Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anne_Frank_House_Model.JPG
July 13, 2023July 13, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

Allyship and the Anne Frank question

My invitation to join Threads
July 6, 2023July 6, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

Bye, bye, birdie?

Don't go below the surface if you don't know what you're doing.
June 22, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

OceanGate Titan and the limits of empathy

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