Tag: Newspaper Commentary
David Brooks and Judge Sotomayor – An Emotional Quandary or Political Pandering?
June 1st, 2009, No Comments
Aristotle is probably hiding under his ghostly bed after reading the celebration of illogic in David Brooks’ column, “The Empathy Issue”. It was clearly published in an attempt to encourage the public to see Judge Sotomayor’s candidacy for the Supreme Court as just another bid to place an emotional female in a venue really requiring [...]
Only YOU Can Prevent…
April 29th, 2009, No Comments
Forest Fires? No, we don’t need Smoky the Bear here but the same spirit of responsibility is required. Yes, you. If you witness someone in the forest dropping a lit match and do nothing, you burn along with the rest of the squirrels. I was reading Maureen Dowd’s latest commentary on the torture issue. Entitled, [...]
The Newest Battle in Afghanistan Begins
April 16th, 2009, No Comments
The will to live freely is incredibly powerful and women in Afghanistan today are risking their lives to free themselves and their sisters. The battle will affect women in every country, including the United States. In today’s New York Times*, a courageous group of women held a protest against legislation, signed into law by President [...]
Our Moral Compass Turns in Circles
April 11th, 2009, No Comments
We lost true North along the way Humanity Even for Non-Humans by Nicholas Kristof I applaud Mr. Kristof’s incredible bravery in his long and heartbreaking fight for the people of Darfur and other locales where genocide plays out before the eyes of the conscienceless nations of the globe. He forces us to see the consequences [...]
Nourishing Minds
March 15th, 2009, No Comments
This will likely be my last post on any commentaries by David Brooks. I had been pleasantly surprised by his chiding of his party for being the ‘Party of No’ during the new administration’s early attempts at reorganizing an entire government based in corporate boardrooms. Unfortunately, he just can’t leave it on the field next [...]
“What Life Asks of Us”
January 31st, 2009, No Comments
In the fast food world of politics, the American people have ordered in a new main dish, along with a ‘side of change’. Change isn’t going to happen if we allow our leaders and journalist/pundits to keep pulling us back into old habits of thought and action. The profound question of “What Life Asks of [...]
An End to Childhood – The Lies of 9/11
April 21st, 2007, No Comments
An article (http://www.nysun.com/article/52903) in the N.Y. Sun confirms the lies told regarding the air quality in NYC after the events of 9/11. Below the introductory paragraph of that article are my comments to the paper on that subject: Court Backs EPA Chief in 9/11 Toxins Case By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN Staff Reporter of the Sun April 20, [...]
The Insanity Begins Again – West Nile Fear (versus Virus)
April 14th, 2007, No Comments
Birdsong is accompanied by the whine of mosquitoes. It is inevitable and, unless you are foolish enough to move to swampland, controllable without undue destruction to ourselves and the environment. The first news stories are emerging as notice goes out to populations everywhere that they are going to be poisoned in order to reduce their [...]
