This and that
Random thoughts from a random thinker
Who, What, Where, When, and Why
Having reliable, consistent shelter is a fundamental human need. Virtually everyone is driven by this need, and the overwhelming majority of Americans find a way to have a place to call home. ...
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Maslow’s Hierarchy
I’m sure some readers of last week’s essay (Nantucket) thought my instant anxiety about needing a place to stay one night was a bit much. Maybe they just thought I’m a wimp. ...
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Nantucket
I’ve been thinking about homelessness. What do I know about homessness? Relative to social scientists and social workers who work in the field, nothing. Relative to those who are or have been ...
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Restarting, At Least for a While
Someone asked the other day, “what happened to your blog?” I was flattered to be asked. Most people just wondered what took me so long to shut up. I was cruising along ...
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LET’S NOT CHANGE THE SUBJECT
A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. ...
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Open Letter to Two Friends
Open letter to my two friends: Within 24 hours you both told me of the horrors of Buckhead, Georgia. Sounds like an eruption of violence and criminality that shocks your conscience. (One of ...
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ON THE CONSTITUTION, 85%, AND IDAHO
A friend suggested that I watch the YouTube video of The Scalia Lecture at Harvard Law School presented by Associate Justice Breyer in April 2021. The lecture is entitled “The Authority of ...
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Goodbye, GOP
Why am I no longer a Republican? I know, many of you think that’s the wrong question. The correct question, you say, is “why were you ever a Republican?” Here’s how it ...
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Author: Mark Korber
Mark Korber is a semi-retired curmudgeon who can’t quite stop practicing law. He is known to his friends to have an opinion on most anything and to express it, in detail, to anyone who shows the slightest interest. He writes about regionalism, Hartford, family and the Buffalo Bills.