| Aug 22, 2011 | Peace / SecurityToo many Americans think the term “terrorism” only applies to Muslims. Christians, Jews, atheists, agnostics, Unitarians, or Quakers who commit unspeakable acts of horror often aren’t deemed to be real terrorists. Consider what happened after...
| Aug 15, 2011 | Economy / BusinessIf I were Thomas Paine (which I sometimes think I am) I would say: “These are the times that try men’s souls.” If I were Charles Dickens (which I never think I am) I would say: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” And if...
| | Economy / BusinessTwo-year-olds often go running around the house too wildly and crash into something. They get an “ouchie” and fall down crying, but they learn from it. That’s the virtue of the “ouchie” that Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase,...
| | Peace / SecurityThirteen colonies Once unfurled; Grew up To rule the world. National Public Radio presented a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence on the Fourth of July. It properly honored the brilliance, perseverance, and clarity of the document’s authors and...
| Aug 8, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyThe problem with the game of chicken — two people racing toward each other, each daring the other to turn aside — is that the crazy one always wins. The one who doesn’t care about head-on collisions has a stunted imagination and can’t conceive...
