Charles van Heck's Woodhull Journal

politics

  • When Character and Substance Matter

    Those living in the States should feel unease about the trade war with Canada. This is not merely about what affects their and Canadian’s cost of living. The Trumpian policies weaken the States’ credibility as a democracy. What exactly is… Continue reading

  • Cave Dwellers

    The Chauvet cave paintings delineate the sensibilities and ethos of an un-fragmented culture, a community of people united in common survival of spirit and body. These naturalistic, animalistic cave images invoke a worldview that mirrors the evolution of the seasons,… Continue reading

  • In Praise of “an entrepreneur of social change”

    Gloria Steinem advocated for human rights. Her concerns extended to racism, violence against women, child abuse, non-violent alternatives to violence, equal rights, and earnings equity for women were a few of the issues she addressed with empathy and audacity. The… Continue reading

  • The Election of Our Discontent

    Revolutions have a peculiarity about them. Ideologues feed off people’s anger. The people are less concerned about the philosophical arguments than achieving political and social justice. The leadership has a foundational ideology, but what policies insurgents will implement remains speculation… Continue reading

  • Concrete and Gold Bitcoin: The Don’s Canadian Shakedown

    Americans should be bewildered by the Trumpian policies towards Canada and other allies. This should be particularly true of his political base, who are comparable to the children following the Pied Piper of Hamelin to their doom. Unfortunately, so is… Continue reading

  • Our Carnival Night in Strawberry Fields

    AI is desensitizing us and trivializing our lives. We are hooked on undeletable apps from Google AI, Meta AI, among others. Our telephones, televisions, vehicles and computers connect to an empty void of addiction. We become lost in an endless… Continue reading

  • Toxicity

    Wildfires are a harbinger of political, societal, and economic instability due to climate change. The crisis we face is a moral and ethical one that calls for international cooperation and a resolute will to develop and apply those solutions. Continue reading

  • Kierkegaard, OTHER/RATHER

    Ours is an age of envy, distrust, and the rhetoric of a revolutionary impulse that creates an abstraction of our humanity. Continue reading

  • The Interior Wound and National Values

    There is an interview with Eddie S. Glaude Jr. that I keep thinking about. The interview, conducted by Geoff Bennett, aired on 15 June on PBS News Hour. Glaude is the author of the book America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows… Continue reading

  • The Conversion of Freedom

    Freedom. To be free. What do we mean when we say, “I am a free woman,” or “I am a free man?” On what foundation does our freedom rest? The availability of and the choices we make when purchasing commodities? … Continue reading