Is anyone surprised that when the times get tough the well-off stop contributing as much to charity, but the middle and lower classes increase their giving? I guess compassion for the less fortunate only stretches so far when...
Read MoreImagine if our government and the other governments of the major developed countries had paid attention to Doctors without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) when they were running around with their heads on fire regarding...
Read MoreSaw this in Oui’s diary and thought it worthwhile to add my own thoughts about it. UPDATE: Mea culpa on getting the Rabbi’s name wrong. It is Shlomo, not Shalom. Changes have been made. As for the objection to the...
Read MoreMaybe you have seen this already, but in case you haven’t last night at a performance of the St. Louis Symphony, black and white people protested by singing as the symphony was about to resume its program after the...
Read MoreJust a reminder that even though BooMan is easing himself back into blogging, your assistance in providing diaries for promotion to the front page should continue. I, for one, enjoyed reading what you guys wrote, and also the...
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