Articles tagged with: New York Times
The Reverend Santorum’s Truth Impairment
It seems as if Rick Santorum‘s reputation for being autocratic and humorless is really starting to show itself on the campaign trail. In fact, the Reverend Rick has even begun using salty language toward the mainstream media, whom he perceives as liberal, self-serving and controlled by evil, lying pundits. These days, Santorum is pushing forward with a one-man crusade to …
Don’t Cry Over NASA
Fifty years ago John F. Kennedy called for a New Frontier in space exploration. President Obama has closed that program with his 2011 budget. It’s about time. What more is there to learn? Some scientists would argue that there is plenty to learn, I am sure. My answer to them is let the private sector do it. Bring on the …
Duck and Cover Redux?
The administration is saying in these documents that “a nuclear attack is more survivable if you immediately shield yourself from radiation that follows a blast.” They suggest that staying in your car or hunkering down in your basement would reduce the casualties by 50 percent. They want to eliminate a natural instinct to “run from danger, potentially exposing themselves to fatal doses of radiation.”
Citizen Journalism and Feminist Fatale
If citizen journalism is to make the strides it should in this vast arena, there needs to be parity of the sexes and a reliable sense of mutual respect. Otherwise it might as well be tabloid writing.
Domestic Violence: A Global Terror in the Home
A startling number of “honor suicides” has emerged in Turkey. This is a process whereby a woman who ostensibly shamed her family, chooses to commit suicide under pressure from her family so they may avoid penalties for murdering her.
My Mental Aerobics
I have seen those aerobic shows on TV. Not good for the ego. I even bought some exercise DVD’s with all good intentions of disciplining myself to workout at specific times of the day. I would do that diligently for about a month and then find a rationalization for quitting. If you saw the film The Big Chill you may recall a …
