Nothing can compete with last Friday’s royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton for pomp and ceremony signifying nothing. But last Sunday’s beatification service for Pope John Paul II came pretty damn close. The service was conducted by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI. For the uninformed heathens among you: The beatification is the first… Read more.
Archives for May 2011
UPDATE: Photos of dead bin Laden will not be released
Citing regard for “who we are” as a people, as well as concern about providing a ghoulish icon to inspire or incite other terrorists, President Obama announced this afternoon that he will not be releasing photos of the dead bin Laden. He noted that nobody of any consequence has expressed any doubt about his death, and that… Read more.
My New Book Has Been Published!
Reprinted from Caribbean News Now! caribbeannewsnow.com Book review: The iPINIONS Journal – Commentaries on the Major Events of Our Times: Volume VI by Anthony L. Hall Published on May 2, 2011 As if to remind us of the swift passage of yet another year of world history, Caribbean News Now op-ed columnist Anthony Hall has… Read more.
Osama bin Laden is Dead
[Author’s Note: Due to unprecedented reader interest I’ve decided to run this commentary, which was published originally yesterday (Monday at 12:27 pm), for another day.] Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a… Read more.