Boston Fallout
The madness over the past week has taught us a number of lessons and hopefully it has adjusted some concepts about terrorism, the American spirit and just what is important to the way we live in these times, in this
Category: Social Commentary
Bits & Pieces #32
David Ignatius commentd on Chris Matthew’s show hat Chris Christie would eat Jeb Bush if they ever went head to head in a presidential debate. Why not, Christie already looks like he ate both the Georges and had Barbara for
To Drone or Not to Drone
There’s been a lot of noise made lately about drones, and how they are an immoral weapon in our war against terrorism, but in attacking drones, I really think that we are wasting our ammunition and shooting at the wrong target.
The Awful Threat of gay Marriage
I really didn’t want to get into the marriage controversy. The argument has always seemed too stupid to deal with. I mean who cares who marries who? What difference could it possibly make to anyone, who his next-door neighbor married?
Fear vs Freedom
For those of us who grew up in the shadow of WWII, fear was something with which we had a more than passing acquaintance. The first time I felt fear was sitting in our living room in Cliffside Park,
Bits & Pieces #31
Went to a convention of No Labels, the other day. No Labels is an organization that is trying to convince members of congress to abandon their polarizing stances and come together to get stuff done. They are a very encouraging
What’s Killing the Country?
The title question is such a wide category that for the moment I’ve had to narrow it down a bit, so today we’ll just deal with two of the most obvious non-governmental problems, Wall Street and the fossil fuel industry.
Who Are Our Protectors Protecting?
Recent FBI documents obtained by the Partnership for Civil Justine Fund under the Freedom of Information Act indicate that the FBI and Homeland Security have been conducting widespread surveillance on members of the Occupy community aimed at implicating them in
The Pipeline Sucks Oil
The Keystone Pipeline just doesn’t go away. Of course there’s a good reason. A huge Canadian company that makes billions a year wants the pipeline and is willing to spend plenty in lobbyist fees to get it. Not only are
Morality
The front page of the NY Times was fascinating on Saturday February 2, featuring, as it did, two stories, told from opposite points of view, with each capturing the abject failures of the Roman Catholic church and organized religion, in