solve the conflict between Israel and Palestine. At the very end of the Clinton administration, the world witnessed the only real hope of solving this conflict, and the week of negations in Taba in Egypt was a result of a stance by president Clinton which was the only constructive and helpful stance taken by the [...]
Easily laudable
It was great to watch Jon Stewart crucify Jim Cramer on March 12. It was beautiful. Stewart argued passionately for CNBC to start doing reporting for the good of the people, instead of cozying up to the fat cats on Wall Street, and ignoring all their corruption. As Stewart elsewhere has put it, he wants [...]
Contempt for democracy
It is with quite a bit of horror and dread I think back on the Vice Presidential debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. The shrill voice of Sarah Palin still makes me physically ill, not because of its timbre but because of the words it speaks. She was clearly not engaged on the very [...]
