Month: April 2008

Another unintended consequence of the Iraq war (such as the upward spiral in crude oil prices) and global climate change (such as increased droughts and famines) is that the cost of basic foods have increased dramatically, and...

I don’t often write more than once a day on the subject of the global financial crisis, but this article is worth a post by itself. This weekend the NY Times posted a staggering article: “Housing Woes in U.S. Spread...

You know, all this hand-wringing about young women’s alleged alienation from second-wave feminists would have a lot more saliency if Hillary Clinton were not a representative of the New Democratic wing of the party, if her...

If you’ve read my posts you know I’m no fan of Barack Obama, and that I have a distinct tendency to display copious amounts of Righteous Indignation.  There’s a reason for that, but there is always a...

Got another email message from my dentist who volunteered to do a tour in Iraq. The reasons for this are a whole other post….but there’s a lot to learn from someone who is actually there. Last letter had a lot about...