Author: pygalgia

“If by a ‘Liberal’ they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people – their health, their...

Children’s books often include exercises to “connect the dots”. If you connect them properly, a clear picture emerges. Of course, if the dots are connected improperly all you get is a meaningless jumble. In the...

So Obama has nominated Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court; all I can say is: great choice! As President Obama pointed out, Ms. Sotomayor’s credentials include one of the most important decisions of my lifetime: she...

This is certainly among the stranger proposals ever made to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (it’s never going to happen, but it is an amusing idea):     A 12-year-old Iranian schoolboy who hopes to unseat...

It started out a fairly typical local crime story. There was a car-jacking at the Grand Canyon. Later it was learned that this was on the heels of an apparent failed suicide attempt by driving into the Canyon. Two days and a...