Thursday, August 21st, 2014
I believe in equality. That is not to say that every person is equal to every other person. Clearly they are not. Whether considering intelligence, appearance, talent, contribution, or attitude, we are each very unique, very different, very ‘unequal.’ And I say, “Viva la difference!” But in terms of the way we treat each other,
Tuesday, August 12th, 2014
New York Mayor De Blasio wants to ‘solve’ social problems. One such social problem is that there are too many Asian students in the city’s top high schools such as Brooklyn Tech. You see, to a “Progressive”...
Tuesday, August 5th, 2014
86 years old, partly blind, and lacking legal counsel, Mr. Schiff has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to release him from prison. Mr. Schiff was convicted of tax evasion, despite the prosecuting attorney’s inability to answer one...
Sunday, August 3rd, 2014
Some politicians argue that raising the minimum wage helps the poor and disadvantaged. Certainly workers who are earning $8 an hour today would be better off if they were earning $12 tomorrow. The problem is that a...
Sunday, July 27th, 2014
Both John McCainiac and Sillery Clinton have recently compared Russian President Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler. There seems to be a game in Western politics with everyone vying to be the next Churchill, by finding and defeating...
Monday, July 21st, 2014
The Road to Ruad I first heard the phrase in Phnom Penh during the siege: “The situation is hopeless, but not critical.” As Israel and the Moslem world claw at each other unendingly, I wonder whether the...
Friday, June 27th, 2014
Men are not from Mars. Women might be from Venus or wherever but, except for maybe a few places like France, men are from Earth. Men love Earth. We want to go out into right now. We...
Thursday, May 22nd, 2014
I was just sitting there, visiting with a good friend of mine, happy to see her again after a few years had gone by, when out of the blue she suggested that I should be killed. What...
Monday, May 19th, 2014
Many years ago, in upstate New York, there was a lady who was caught in a fierce snow storm that produced conditions called a “whiteout.” That’s when the snow is falling so thick and fast that all...
Thursday, May 15th, 2014
I did it on purpose, and to be quite honest, I don’t really feel bad about it. It would have been perfectly legal too. It happened where highway 580 to the Bay Bridge splits off onto highway...
Wednesday, May 14th, 2014
Known to many as the maker of the sex-enhancing drug Viagra, Pfizer, the world’s largest pharmaceutical company is planning to renounce its U.S. citizenship. Yes, Pfizer has a new love, and after buying British firm, AstraZeneca, it...
Tuesday, May 13th, 2014
Donald Sterling, Los Angeles Clippers owner, was recorded by his mistress making some crude racist remarks. Since then, Sterling’s racist comments have dominated the news, from talk radio to late-night shows. A few politicians have weighed in,...
Monday, May 5th, 2014
Imagine that you had won the following *PRIZE* in a contest: Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400 in your private account for your use. However, this prize has rules: The set of rules: 1. Everything that...
Tuesday, April 29th, 2014
Some years ago I was married to a black woman. Our relationship was just that, our relationship. It was none of anyone else’s business. But I can tell you with some certainty that being part of an...
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014
While interviewing candidates for a UX designer position, I asked them what their salary expectations were. Both were fresh graduates, from the same school, with the same project work in their portfolios, and with no real world...