Last thoughts on Amanda Knox

Having written on the Knox case,  on my own blog,  for the past year,  and having run the whole gamut of perspectives  -  from Amanda as beautiful sociopath,  as depicted on...

Obama to Address the Nation's schoolchildren

  From ED.gov :Below is an excerpt from a letter sent to school Principals accross the nation from the Education Secretary,  telling of the President's upcoming address on Tuesday ,  Sep....

In the eye of the beholder : the Great Divide

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter." — Isaiah 5:20I have always liked that quote from the Old...

Anti-Obama Libertarianism and the cult of John Galt

Commentary:  Anti Obama Libertarianism and throngs of pseudo -John Galts. John Galt is the fictional hero of libertarian writer Ayn Rand. He appeared in her book,  Atals Shrugged  ( c....

Commentary: Former Homeland Security Secretary: Alerts faked

It's nice to know that one's instincts are correct.  I recall all those "high alerts"  in the New York City area in the months prior to the 2004 election.  I  -  and most people I knew...

Recalling Warnings about Obama during the primaries

Amidst increasing criticism,  Obama holds his own.  Neither  nay-sayers nor the gates of hell will  prevail against him. This quote from a recent blog post,  by an exasperated Democrat, vexed over the Town Hall meetings chaos,  made me...

The Consequences of Being Green

I never really think of myself as a container of energy but I guess we all are."The actor Ed Begley Jr. has a widely-circulated OpEd piece touting his eco-friendly activities, featuring a proud announcement that...

Two Black Americas?

Stephen Dubner has some very interesting commentary at Freakonomics Blog .  Worth a look......"The Harvard sociologist Orlando Patterson, a guest OpEd columnist in the N.Y. Times, has an interesting piece today (subscription required) about W.E.B. DuBois’s famous...

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