Index to Nat's essays on civics
(mostly post 5Nov24)
Click here for Nat’s essays on cancer and medicine
Nat’s essays on civics (introduction), 6 November 2024
Abortion / women’s rights
Conservatives Want to End 'Exceptions' for Women’s Lives, 25 November 2024
Antiabortion states decide not to take the temperature, 11 December 2024
Activism - what you can do
How to hope in a near hopeless time?, 16 December 2024
We should change what we buy and watch and increase our political activity, 16 December 2024
How to be effective as a political activist - what you do NOT need to do, 14 December 2024
What will you do? And other essays, 19 November 2024
What blogs I follow, 17 November 2024
How to fight evil (financially), 12 November 2024
Business
What Musk cannot buy, 20 December 2024
The bad drive out the good, 2 December 2024
Remote employees - our philosophy, 28 July 2023
Employees are the heart and soul of your business, 7 March 2023
Economy
Prepare for the Trump recession, 21 November 2024
Globalization under Donald Trump, 13 November 2024
Freedom
The importance of a free press, by Hannah Arendt, 16 November 2024
Government
Michigan is my country now, 28 November 2024
People get the government they deserve, 9 November 2024
Middle East / Antisemitism
Why don't Palestinians and their supporters give a damn about Palestinian lives in Gaza? 17 December 2024
Genocide, 13 December 2024
The Regional Organization for Peace, Economics & Security, 29 November 2024
The Palestinians in Gaza need better friends, 18 November 2024
Miscellaneous
Ralph Waldo Emerson: On Love, Beauty and the Purpose of Life, 24 December 2024
The history of the Thanksgiving holiday was not what you think it was, 29 November 2024
How to be successful, 19 October 2024
It's tough to be an expert, 17 October 2024
Trust your senses - don't be intimidated, 9 October 2024
Take It From a Scientist. Facts Matter, and They Don’t Care How You Feel, 22 September 2024
Why I write, 29 August 2024
Looking for work, 18 June 2024
Trash to treasure, 14 June 2024
How I get my news, 7 June 2024
Why politicians don't want to leave, 26 May 2024
My superpowers, 14 May 2024
Tips re mobile phones and passports, 2 May 2024
National Women's Month: Ruth Bader Ginsberg, 1 April 2024
Passing a new voting rights act to deal with our shameful history on African-American voter suppression, 7 March 2024
Thanksgiving 2023, 23 November 2023
If I had more time, I would make it shorter, 3 October 2023
Be a principled consumer, 2 October 2023
Nat's online dating tips, 29 September 2023
Prayer applicable to everyone from Yom Kippur, 26 September 2023
My most popular posts in 2021-2023, 15 September 2023
Darkness and light, 13 September 2023
How to solve difficult problems, 6 September 2023
Are you happy and confident with your life? 28 June 2023
Reducing our burden on friends and family as we age, 23 June 2023
Stay away from evil, Part 1, 12 June 2023
Poetry ban - "The Hill We Climb" by Amanda Gorman, 26May23
Have you decided to Ditch the Lawn? 5May23
Politics
If You’re Worried About the Future of Our Country, Do Something About It, 27 December 2024
Every vote matters, 27 November 2024
Election related essays by others, 7 November 2024
Politics - Voter challenge
2024 Voter Challenge results, 26 November 2024
The 2024 Voter challenge has begun for 8 Michigan communities, 12 June 2024
Charities selected for the 2022 Voter challenge, 2 January 2023
Voter Challenge Winners for 2022, 18 November 2022
2020 Voter challenge results, 1 January 2023
Scholarships and prizes
Free community college in Michigan, 2 August 2024
Congratulations to Berkley High School Scholarship winners, 29 July 2024
Charitable giving, 10 November 2023
Supporting Detroit Public Schools, 21 August 2023
Awarding excellence in Detroit Public Schools, 12 July 2023
Congratulations to Berkley High School Graduates, 14 June 2023
Wayne State University scholarships, 10 April 2023
Terrorism
Reject terrorism or expect to die, 10 November 2024
Trump / dictatorship
Our President-elect is a simpleton, 25 December 2024
Loyalty vs. subservience, 6 December 2024
Preparing for a police state, 15 November 2024
The major dangers from Trump #47, 8 November 2024
Trump voters - you're being conned, 14 November 2024