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UPDATE (Sunday, July 24 at 4:40 pm) His motive As I indicated in my original commentary below, expecting psychopaths to have a reasonable explanation for their behavior is oxymoronic. And the explanation this one is proffering for his rampage only reinforces this point. According to his self-published manifesto (and no psycho worth his salt would… Read more.
I know, I know: reading about the scourge of famine and drought in Africa is like reading about the menace of guns and drugs in America. And, truth be told, I harbor no illusions that anything I write will have any bearing on the looming fate of millions who are now competing with wild animals… Read more.
Professionals in the Northeast were as tuned in to Tuesday’s Parliamentary hearings as soccer moms in the Midwest were tuned in to Sunday’s World Cup match. Where watching the match was a thrill a minute, however, watching the hearings was like watching white paint dry – with the only moment of excitement coming when a… Read more.
Dear Readers I apologize for the technical difficulties that prevented many of you from accessing this site yesterday. Because of this, I have decided to reprise yesterday’s post, which was published at 5:17 am. I appreciate your patience. Thank you. ALH ___________________ I know this story is playing out like a television drama series: Dallas or Dynasty comes… Read more.
Now, after defeating France (3-1) in seemingly invincible fashion on Wednesday, the media are heaping praise upon them and stoking grand expectations for a national victory on Sunday when the U.S. plays Japan for the World Cup championship. Japan advanced after defeating Sweden (3-1) in equally invincible fashion also on Wednesday… Even so, my underdog… Read more.
It would be easy to blame media focus on stories like the Casey Anthony murder trial, the UK phone-hacking scandal, or even the political bickering over America’s debt ceiling for the relative lack of coverage of this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany. This quadrennial soccer tournament has actually been playing out over the… Read more.
Even as I celebrated the democratic aspirations of the Egyptian protesters earlier this year, I felt compelled to make this ironic and cautionary observation: I fear these wannabe revolutionaries have become so intoxicated with their own ‘people power’ that they seem every bit as dictatorial now as they’ve accused Mubarak of being. (Mubarak concedes…, The iPINIONS Journal,… Read more.
When the latest news about phone hacking by UK tabloids first broke last week, most commentators focused on the tolling of the death knell for the country’s most popular tabloid, the News of the World (NOTW). But I was convinced from the outset that there had to be much more to this scandal and that the NOTW… Read more.
I don’t agree with the coup, but now that they’ve done it, I support it because Thaksin has refused to resign from his position… Allowing Thaksin to carry on will ruin the country more than this. The reputation of the country may be somewhat damaged, but it’s better than letting Thaksin stay in power. (University… Read more.
