Welcome! This is an unapologetic, agenda-free zone. Just commentaries on current events that’ll move you to think, laugh, rage, and even cry.
[Author’s note: Yesterday, after a number of people asked about my thoughts on the spectacle surrounding the appointment to fill Obama’s Senate seat, I gathered that many of you probably missed the second commentary I published on the afternoon of December 30. Therefore, especially given that Mr Burris comes to Washington today, I’ve decided to republish it below – followed… Read more.
According to news reports, Jett, the chronically ill 16-year-old son of John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston, died last Friday from blunt force trauma after suffering a seizure and hitting his head in the bathroom during a family vacation in my homeland of The Bahamas. (Jett is pictured in this recent photo with his parents… Read more.
[I]t hardly matters who or what triggered this latest round – especially since the root cause of this perennial conflict dates back to Biblical times, and each side claims divine provenance for its actions… [T]his cycle of violence is such that not even the Almighty God could ever reconcile Hamas’ jihad to drive the Israelis… Read more.
Last year, for the first time, I not only made a New Year’s resolution but also published it here on 3 January 2008. I did so because I thought reporting on my efforts to fulfill this particular resolution might inspire others to fulfill theirs. In fact I was pleased to learn that my quarterly reports throughout… Read more.
