PinnedCarol SmaldinoDemocracy as an Internal State of AffairsConsider democracy, bear with me here, as an internal process as well as an external one — with the varying aspects of ourselves seeking…Sep 29, 2023Sep 29, 2023
Carol SmaldinoIn a Panic about Coming Home to AmericaWho in their right mind would sell a home in Italy, in Tuscany no less, and come home to America right before what promises to be a fateful…Sep 11Sep 11
Carol SmaldinoCaring Deeply about the Holocaust but knowing in My Heart that Israel is WrongThe Washington Post of July 19, 2024 posted an article by Loveday Morris, whose first line was, “Israel should withdraw from illegal…Jul 2015Jul 2015
Carol SmaldinoIt’s Time for the War in Gaza to End.I am writing this from Italy, which is alleged to be the country in Europe least in favor of unquestioningly supporting the war in Ukraine…Jun 11Jun 11
Carol SmaldinoPassover as an Inner ExodusFor over forty years, not in the desert per se, our family and some friends have done a kind of Seder, an alternative one in many ways.Apr 22Apr 22
Carol SmaldinoCould Trump be Bullying his Followers?I have a friend who was pondering my suggestion that when there is “the bully and the brain freeze,” there can be the threat of harming…Mar 31Mar 31
Carol SmaldinoThe Bully and the Brain Freeze: Trump’s Basic InsultHave you ever met a very smart person, perhaps even a brilliant one, who believes his/her/their lover or partner even when accusations…Mar 201Mar 201
Carol SmaldinoWhen Can you let People get away with Bullshit?Well, let’s say that technically, according to the judgment of courts and the rule of law, Donald Trump did not win the 2020 Election…Jan 24Jan 24
Carol SmaldinoTrump and the “C” word. No, not that one.As part of the preface of this short piece, I’d like to suggest that grandiosity ALWAYS covers insecurity, no matter how cool and smart it…Jan 17Jan 17