Glass Houses
I am bemused by the hostile criticism of Russia's invasion of Georgia. We Americans love to find fault with Russia. Admittedly, there is a... read more
1 months ago
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"$100,000 a Pop"
In the current issue of The Nation (Oct. 29) an article by Ari Berman titled "Rudy's Dirty Money" states that "Giuliani jet-setted around the globe in... read more
1 years ago
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"Rage, rage against the dying of the light."
There are times when I am proud to be an American; there are times when I am not. Had I lived in the early 19th century, I would not have been p... read more
1 months ago
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"Sweet Land of Liberty"
Democracies throughout the world are hogtied to political parties. Where Europe enjoys multiparty systems, in the United States we have two major par... read more
9 months ago
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"Viva Cuba Libre!"
Presidents come and go talking not of Michelangelo, but of a free Cuba. America has been meddling in that island since it was liberated from Spain, a... read more
11 months ago
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"We Don't Know Who He Is."
I have heard over and over again the mantra that we don't know who Barack Obama really is. That is sheer poppycock. We know who he is by his vo... read more
6 months ago
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"What Fools These Mortals Be!"
It was Abraham Lincoln who said, "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of t... read more
11 months ago
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A Lot of Hot Ayres
It is startling that what we are witnessing in the Ayres/Obama controversy is a redux of the 1950's witch hunting against communists conducted by Sena... read more
5 days ago
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Amerika Uber Alles
The time has come for us Americans to take a sober account of who we are and whither we go. There is no question we have been most fortunate on ... read more
2 months ago
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Are We Going Bonkers?
Let me see. We are fighting a war in Iraq which we are not winning. Well, wait a minute. Give the surge a chance, urge the pro-war candidates for t... read more
1 years ago
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