by Wallace Kaufman J. Peder Zane is sane with the News & Observer’s opinion piece “Zero tolerance and zero fairness in the Rep. Hall case” (Mar. 14) on the reaction to accusations against Rep. Duane Hall, while much of Hall’s…
by Wallace Kaufman Newport, OR – We saw it coming—the polarization that has led bitter and bloody divisions. Well, a few saw it coming, many should have, and others just ignored it. An article in the current Smithsonian on public…
by Wallace Kaufman Newport, Oregon – When people with a conflict come to a mediator they are often like voters who favor distinctly different candidates—say Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. As my family and friends know, I love debate, and…
by Wallace Kaufman In April 1970 I gave a talk in Princeton, NJ for the first Earth Day. I had some expertise in the literature of natural history, had started a 330 acre homestead community with environmental covenants, and was…