George on Iraq: “There He Goes Again!”George Bush’s paean to “Mideast democracy” delivered yesterday to those august members of the right wing elite...
Month: February 2003
Judaism and Child AbuseI am in the process of writing a personal and theological meditation on the issue of child...
Israel’s Critics: Friends or Foe?I have an ongoing dialogue with a religiously observant Israeli-American friend who disagrees with my dovish Mideast...
Nickel Creek Wins GrammyAfter several nominations in previous years, the wunderkinds of Nickel Creek finally won this year in the...
Gangs of New York DisappointsFirst, let me say that even a Scorcese near miss is more interesting, more challenging than 95%...
Far from Heaven (film review): Achingly Sad and BeautifulMy wife & I just had the good fortune to see Far from Heaven. It is a...
The Hours: Oscar Hour Approaches (film review)Would it be a contradiction in terms to say that a film essentially about depression could be...
Israel and the Human Rights DilemmaIsrael is a nation founded on the high ideals of the Biblical prophets. Human rights and civil...
Bush to 3-Million World Anti-War Protestors: Drop Dead!Republican Presidents seem to love to dismiss people and cities that disagree with them. Remember that great...
Carol Mosely-Braun: What’s She Smokin’?!Just what the Democratic Presidential race needs: a politician who lost her last bid for elective office,...
Bush to Anti War Movement: “Get out of the way and let me lead!”I’ve got news for the great leader: we ain’t a focus group, we’re a movement! 2.5 million...
Doris Kearns Goodwin: Bush, Rumsfeld, Cheney–heed the spirit of Lincoln!!!>From The Man in Our Memory, an op-ed piece in today’s NY Times (http://nytimes.com/2003/02/17/opinion/17GOOD.html?pagewanted=1): Before Sept. 11,...
