Yearly Archives: 2005

Should we be saying Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays? Or whatever we please? the issue involves antisemitism and multicultural issues but is basically trivial. Continue reading →

In which two countries do we find a rightwing minority running roughshod over a confused majority, each marching in symbiotic lockstep with the other, toward catastrophe? Israel and the US? Continue reading →

We have a credible news report that the Israelis are gearing up for a preemptive military strike next March at Iranian nuclear processing facilities. I think we should tell them to knock it off, and give my reasons. Continue reading →

Iraq exit strategy: the argument that we have a moral obligation to stay on to prevent a bloodbath is not very persuasive. Continue reading →

Katrina unmasked the Bush administration; the emperor has no clothes. Now we need to debate where we go from here, not just play the blame game. The broad areas are international, domestic, and environmental. We need leaders with specific ideas for each. Continue reading →

The Israeli rightwing fanatics and the Palestinian terrorists need each other. Likewise the Chriistian rightwing fanatics in our country and al-Qaeda. Moderates in each country need to figure out how to keep the extremists from imposing their agendas on the rest of us. Continue reading →

I’ve done a memo to the Secretary of State citing precedents for future problems if Bolton goes to the UN. Continue reading →

Conservatives use the Schiavo case to argue that they have the high moral ground, maintaining a “bright line” between human life and death. In practice this is an expedient doctrine that applies only to their own group. Continue reading →

Is democracy on the march in the Middle East? The Bush administration is playing with fire and is more likely to blow the region up than to usher in a new era. Continue reading →