Richard KarelRuth Bader Ginsburg, Dianne Feinstein, and the Ascendance of EgoWe are witnessing the sad spectacle of yet another situation where a combination of age and ego-and in this case-judgment impaired by…Apr 19, 2023Apr 19, 2023
Richard KarelKildeer in the City and the Coming of Spring(Photo of Kildeer in Flight by Mykola Swarnyk, Wikimedia Commons)Jun 13, 2021Jun 13, 2021
Richard KarelSpring BeautiesOne of the simple joys of early spring is walking in the greening woods, absorbing the rising energy, and seeing wildflowers emerging…May 2, 2019May 2, 2019
Richard KarelA Tweet That Changes Nothing on the Ground While (further) Undermining the Moral Authority of the…As anyone who has read my previous posts knows, I am a critic of the Netanyahu government and of the abandonment by the Israeli right of…Mar 23, 2019Mar 23, 2019
Richard KarelThe Menschkeit of Elijah Cummings“Menschkeit” is a Yiddish word that describes, better than any word I know in English, what many of us witnessed in the words and demeanor…Mar 8, 2019Mar 8, 2019
Richard KarelDestroying the Village to Save It: Undermining Planned Parenthood May Increase AbortionsDuring the Vietnam War, an unnamed U.S. Major became famous for telling a reporter during the bombing of the village of Ben Tre: “It…Feb 26, 20193Feb 26, 20193
Richard KarelEngineers, Human and Otherwise, and Walls of ExtinctionRecently I hiked on a trail in a conservation area called Black Marsh that runs to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. On the way back, I…Feb 25, 2019Feb 25, 2019
Richard KarelCollisions and ExtinctionsOn February 21, 1918, a male Carolina Parakeet named Incas died in the Cincinnati Zoo. He was the last known member of his species.Feb 21, 2019Feb 21, 2019
Richard KarelNighthawks in the City and the Coming of SpringThe other night I stepped outside for a minute and was immediately mesmerized, a quiet smile suffusing my heart. The nighthawks were…Feb 16, 2019Feb 16, 2019
Richard KarelCriticizing Israeli Policies is Not Anti-SemiticLet me state at the outset that I am a dual Israeli-American who served in the Israeli army. Now to the topic at hand.Feb 11, 20197Feb 11, 20197
