The following is an excerpt from an article (.pdf) I wrote in January of 2004. The article was being considered for publication in several prominent journals when Richard Clarke came forward and made a much more compelling case...
Read MoreFive years ago today, though I didn’t know it at the time, my best friend’s mother died in the Pentagon. I had just retired from the Navy, and spent all day watching the live coverage of the attacks and their...
Read MoreI don’t think I have ever used a word stronger than “dumbass” in my titles, so pardon the exception I am making here and today. I just was ushered out of Penn Station around an hour ago, along with hundreds of...
Read MoreSeptember 11 is a day of spectacular meaning for all of us. It reminds us of the fragility of life and of the creations of man. We never know when an ordinary day of just going off to work will inspire us to...
Read MoreToday I am violating a court order. I am not going back to school until we have a decent contract. I’m a Detroit public school teacher, and my union, the DFT, has been ordered back to work without a contract. Under a...
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