The Rights We Don’t Defend
About 9 years ago, in Ho Chi Minh City, I sat between the Consul General of Russia and a British ESL teacher at a luncheon given by the Canadian Consulate to hear a… Read More
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It’s A Girl!
In the wake of the brutal beating and gang rape of a woman on a New Delhi bus last week, and the gut-churningly stupid remarks made by highly placed Indian officials and people… Read More
Sandy Hook vs Chenpeng Village Primary School
“The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun“ Wayne LaPierre, Vice-President, NRA, December, 2012 As facile as you think this statement is, I… Read More
The Madness of King Trump #Obama @realDonaldTrump
This is a public record of one of Forbes 500 richest men having a break with reality, publicly, on twitter. This man is personally worth over 3 Billion dollars, employs countless people, influences… Read More
Good Morning America & Thank You #Obama #2012Election
Thank you for voting for the sane one. You may not have been utterly in love with Obama, but he is at least rational. He does understand that running a country is not… Read More
As the hour gets late
I’ve been thinking about this for some time, the choice this election presents to us. Not because I’ve had any doubts where my own vote is going, but because I’ve not found any… Read More
Myths and Personal Truths
I was, like many Republicans, consumed with the belief that everyone has the same start in life. My father, a very stern and prominent figure in my life, had on his car until… Read More
Book Review: No Easy Day
I was interested to read ‘No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden” by “Mark Owen” (Matt Bissonnette) and co-written by Kevin Maurer. Having read it, I… Read More
Great Expectations: How Media Has Eroded Realism #DNC2012
As is always the case, after the closing convention speech by the parties’ nominees, the media reported on focus groups of undecided voters and asked them if the speeches had changed their minds… Read More
An Open Letter to Republican Women #akin #rapeisrape
I know only about five of you will probably read this. I know you’re expecting that I will write to you with disrespect for your values or your religion or your beliefs about… Read More
