Month: July 2005

Almost exactly two years ago, I wrote the following essay. It’s more of a screed, or a confession, an examination of where my life was two years after my divorce. Some of it is self-indulgent, defensive, but I have chosen...

Increase in the Number of Documents Classified by the Government WASHINGTON, July 1 – Driven in part by fears of terrorism, government secrecy has reached a historic high by several measures, with federal departments...

Is this the real WMD-Weapon of Mass Destruction? Looks relatively harmless, although they are springing up all over the place, on many hills and buildings all around us. Just yesterday my husband and I took a drive through the...

When someone posts a diary asking what Booman Tribune is all about, I naturally feel like I should reply.  But, it turns out that I don’t need to, and actually, it seems, it would be presumptuous for me to do so....

Welcome newcomers and lurkers! Please introduce yourselves. The coffee will flow freely, and the breakfasts are guaranteed to be calorie-free. There is absolutely no charge for the wi-fi – `cause we just hate that. Please...