Writing in the New York Times (January 13, 2022), David Brooks asserts that "America is Falling Apart at the Seams." To illustrate the point, Brooks points to increasing motor vehicle deaths during the pandemic, and he notes that altercations on airplanes have 'exploded', the murder rate is 'surging', drug overdoses are increasing, Americans are … Continue reading Falling Apart
Pearl Harbor and the War on Covid
It was Pearl Harbor Day a few weeks ago. December 7. The day FDR said would "live in infamy." Maybe not. The eightieth anniversary seems to have been largely ignored by the media and nearly everyone else. My TV showed a few centenarians who had survived the day and the eighty years since. They … Continue reading Pearl Harbor and the War on Covid
Facebook Metastasizes
When I first heard of Facebook, years ago, I thought “Everybody in communication with everybody else is a really bad idea.” When I told that thought to my friends, they looked at me strangely. What could possibly be wrong with people communicating with each other? It didn’t feel good back then, but I didn’t know exactly … Continue reading Facebook Metastasizes
About Jack’s Journal
We Americans have big, serious problems. The problems are not small, like a feud with your neighbor over his burning, or you were taken advantage of by an incompetent auto mechanic. The problems are not like that; they are National, and the problems are now. You know what the problems are: the Covid pandemic and … Continue reading About Jack’s Journal
John R. Dixon 