Andrew Keen’s question in his essay, The Internet Is Bad For You, at The Daily Beast, “…wouldn’t it be better to invest that money in local libraries and librarians, where their education could be supervised by accountable human beings?”, brought to mind a few counterpoints on the subject of libraries.
I was informed by a [...]
“Instead of appointing people with disdain for regulation, I will ensure that our regulatory agencies are led by individuals who are ready and willing to enforce the law.”
The Iraq War is over. Other than some occasional bombings and shoes thrown at President Bush in press conferences, the end game is coming to Iraq . The Pro-Iranian Shiite majority and the Kurds have won. After battling U.S. troops, the Shiia and Al Queda, the Sunni have lost. What is left is a partitioned [...]
Eliminating al Queda’s stronghold in Pakistan and defeating the Taliban in Afghanistan has moved to the top of President-elect Barak Obama’s foreign policy agenda. Circumstances on the ground in Central Asia have grown increasingly grave as a resurgent al Queda has pivoted toward a new strategy in Central Asia; destabilizing the nuclear armed government of [...]
I’ve often asked myself how all these hatemongers know how Jesus would have felt about a procedure that wasn’t in use until thousands of years after his death. The same individuals that claim to speak for Jesus have absolutely no idea what he stands for. Whatever happened to love thy neighbor as thyself?
The [...]
One of the benefits of having lived seven decades is that I’ve been witness to events that were not only personally thrilling, but that were memorable and historic for our country.
Sixty-one years ago, I saw Jack Roosevelt Robinson become the first black man to walk on big-league grass, and it made me proud not only [...]
