Month: August 2009

In the wake of the latest blow to those who favor America’s torture policy, their rhetorical ground for approving it has shrunk to a downright claustrophobic space.  As it turns out, this development is not confining...

With all this debate over healthcare I thought I’d tell a story of a recent friend of mine (American) who came to visit me and what her experience was.  It’s not just to brag at how good we have it here...

Hello again painting fans. This week we’ll be continuing with our 2 new paintings. The photos that I will be using are seen directly below.  The first photo shows the Monument Rocks in Kansas.  Seen below that...

Andrew Cohen raises 10 issues related to the CIA’s bad week. Here’s the one that interests me: 5. The aforementioned [Eric] Holder now is truly caught between legal and political pincers—to prosecute or not, to look...