In my not-so-humble opinion, the polarity between left and right in the USA has reached such extraordinary extremes that neither side can be relied on to report the facts with enough objectivity to even remotely resemble anything truly truthful. Personally, I’m on the left, but…for me, at least…truth and perspective are far more important than paying lip service to my leftist convictions. However repugnant the right side may be to me, I must acknowledge that if I go to their news sources, not the left side’s news sources’ selective reporting on them, and listen without immediately shutting down when I hear an opinion I don’t share, they do in fact have a perspective that isn’t any more full of lies and hyperbole than the left side’s news sources. I therefore highly recommend that anyone who shares my respect for the truth listen to both sides, id est don’t read the New York Times without also listening to what Fox News has to say about the same issue. I also highly recommend The Flip Side, which carefully presents a summation plus quotes from both left and right on any given topic, available here.
Barnett Berger: A Poem In His Memory By A Friend Who Wished To Remain Anonymous
The poem below is by a friend of Barnett Berger, who wished to remain anonymous. I woke up to drifting clouds as Mother Nature came rolling in with lightning flashing throughout the sky. And as the birds departed from the crackling of thunder all around, the sun stayed hidden behind…
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Genetic God
Recently I had the great pleasure of meeting author Matthew Alper, who describes a fascinating book of his below: It is not a coincidence that all humans have a nose in the middle of their face or that all cats have whiskers or that all Monarch butterflies have the exact…
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Craig Healing Springs (this excerpt from my memoirs is about aging)
See if you agree with the editor who, though he published other work of mine in the New York Times, rejected this piece. (Written long ago, it’s now part of Craig Healing Springs, the title I’ve given my memoirs.) THE GOLDEN YEARS When I moved to Long Island the first…
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Boomers for the Stars, latest news
Every year lately, my publishing credits have consisted of one sci fi novella. For 2017 it was Boomers for the Stars. Since it’s on the reading list for a Nebula award, I’ve made a free audiobook version available for the convenience of those who will vote. But, at least for…
Read MoreBarnett Berger: For Losers
The poem below is by Barnett Berger. For Losers Quest for a vision The morning of awareness Dawn of the ocean The sweet, loving spaces of intimacy Whispered caresses Suntanned kisses Words calming and mirroring faith Now replaced by grunts Harmonic ostinatos Shouting through hollow bones Anger carrying stormy divisions…
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