| Jan 9, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyI was three weeks away from taking the Law School Admissions Test in 2004 when I was arrested and charged with domestic terrorism. I hadn’t hurt anyone or vandalized any property. In fact, the indictment didn’t allege that I’d committed any...
| | Economy / BusinessI’m not apt to make impossible New Year’s resolutions. Gumbo and red beans and rice will be safely on my plate for another year. But at the beginning of every New Year, I do like to pause to affirm my highest intentions. The year just ended was one of the...
| | Rights / DemocracyYet another Republican ABM (Anybody But Mitt) candidate has experienced failure to launch. The Newt Gingrich rocket that seemed oh-so-formidable just a few weeks ago didn’t survive an avalanche of negative ads financed by stealth Romney money in Iowa. It crashed...
| | Rights / DemocracyIt’s a new year, at last. I say “at last” because 2011 was a rough ride, politically. Here’s a summary of the bigger bumps: non-stop Congressional gridlock, Donnie Trump’s short-lived presidential candidacy, the working-class depression,...
| | Environment / HealthTerrorists May worry you; But our big foe Is CO2. Rats. I’d been counting on climate change. By some genetic quirk, my Scandinavian-bred body has always suffered badly from the cold. It’s a good thing that my grandfather settled near New York City rather...
