original essay-length commentaries
by dillon macrae

John Edwards’ Indiscretion:
It Could Have Been Our Business…But it’s Not

John EdwardsFew Americans could have been as deeply disappointed as me to hear John Edwards’ recent admission of an affair two years ago — confirming tabloid rumors that, like many, I had refused to believe. An early and ardent supporter of his candidacy, I had considered him above such indiscretions. Yet, I cannot get past the outright disgust over the needless waste of time and attention now devoted to what is in truth a moot issue, with probably the most critical election in decades quickly bearing down on us.

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Climate Change and the Anxious Wait for
Regime Change in Washington

Earth as Fried EggAt long last, a U.S. federal agency finally broke down and Thursday officially relayed the “news” that other governments the world over have been telling their citizens for years: climate change is real, it poses a catastrophic threat to human health on numerous fronts, and it will dramatically alter life as we know it — not just for those yet to come, but much sooner — for many of us, within our own lifetime.

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