How Strange is Julian?
Now that the hue and cry over WikiLeaks has subsided somewhat it’s time to take a look at what was actually done, how it was received and where it all stands in the spectrum of journalistic history. The initial reaction to the
Murder & Responsibility
Murder in Tuscon I was just finishing up a new blog on the responsibilities of freedom this morning when the networks were flooded by the news of US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and a number of others attending a meeting in a Tuscon
What’s Wrong With Israel?
Some of you may have gotten this but a number of subscribers called in to let me know that hey didn’t so I am sending it out again. Sorry. This week the right wing majority in Israel decided that they weren’t going
What’s Wrong With Israel?
A couple of weeks ago the right wing majority in Israel decided that they weren’t going to give up building settlements and thereby torpedoed Obama’s peace attempt making our President and our country look like suckers for trying to help them. What’s
Trying to Kyl the Start Treaty
Once again the Republican congressmen are displaying their infantile ability to be obstructive without having any idea why, or indeed, having any serious or logical counterproposal. This week Republican Senator Kyl (shouldn’t that be pronounced kill) of Arizona went on the offensive
Bits & Pieces #4
I’m looking at the front page of the NY Times today and I see a chart of the big donors to the current election campaigns. Over $180 million bucks and that’s just the top 10. What a monumental waste. Just think of
What to do About the Economy
After listening to many experts, reading hundreds of opinion pieces and engaging in far too many discussions on the subject, it is more than clear that there are limited but very specific ways to conquer the recession. None is simple or easy
What To Cut?
Was having coffee this weekend with an ultra-conservative friend. The discussion was, naturally, about the recent election and the Republican promise/threat to lower taxes and cut spending. I was naive enough to point out that as much as I hoped they were
Our Dumb Drug Policies
I understand that for some unknown reason, many of my subscribers didn’t get this post published on 11/10. I am, therefore sending it our again and since I have no way of knowing who got it and who didn’t I’m sending it
How to Make America Work
People keep emailing me nostalgia, great charts where I can pick out music of the ‘50s, photos of the immigrant sections of NYC in the 1880s, lists of stuff that we don’t use anymore like glass milk bottles, steel roller skates and