This article by Timothy Garton Ash goes into only part of the reason: Why is Europe in this downward spiral of mutual resentment? Because of the basic design flaws of the euro, certainly. Also because of mistaken economic policies in … Continue reading →
For years I’ve been meaning to reorganize my files. Last time I tried was probably fifteen years ago at least, and even then I should have weeded out a lot more. But now it’s gotten to the point where I … Continue reading →
…plans continue—or at the very least, nuke-rattling propaganda continues. North Korea has been on this path for many years, confounding at least three administrations which have had no idea what to do about it. I’ve never read an article on … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post. The sentiments still seem to me to be highly, highly appropriate. Maybe even more so, if anything. And once again, the holidays of Passover and Easter intersect.] It’s the holiday season, … Continue reading →
…to be “homeless.” Jeffrey Hillman gives beggars a bad name.
Continue reading →This may seem like science fiction stuff, but it may be true nonetheless: Not only are the “gut microbiota” different in lean people and obese people, but the mix of microbes changes after an obese patient undergoes gastric bypass and … Continue reading →
What slippery slope? See this: Above, you’ll find a short video composed of the floor speeches some top Democrats made about SSM. At the time, Republicans wanted to block gay marriage in Massachusetts by amending the constitution with an official … Continue reading →
Signs may be pointing to the idea that SCOTUS will strike down Congress’s 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutionally exceeding federal power. That’s because Justice Kennedy (who may be the only one who counts) appears to be leaning … Continue reading →
[NOTE: The following article actually appeared in the NY Times. But since the Times is behind a firewall, I’m linking instead to this copy of the piece. Note also that it is about Rabbi Herschel Schacter, whose last name has … Continue reading →
Because of the current SCOTUS hearings on two cases involving the legality of same-sex marriage, you can read thousands of new articles about it, discussing the social science aspects (see this, for example, about that dubious data), the cultural ramifications, … Continue reading →
For all you libertarians out there (and I pretty much include myself in that group, although I’m not of the most extreme Ron Paulish type)—this is why you’ve got a very difficult task in bucking the government-intervention tide: Let’s take … Continue reading →
When I was very young I was fascinated by the book The Three Faces of Eve, one of the first accounts of multiple personality. Let’s put aside for a moment whether some skepticism about the disorder is sometimes warranted (it … Continue reading →