When I was young, America’s premier TV newsmagazine, 60 minutes, did hard-hitting political exposés. These days half the segments are schlock. That was tolerable until it crossed the line into…
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A major American newspaper recently featured an article entitled, “A New Dark Age Looms.” Its tortured premise was that drastic climate change would cause humankind to lose “our foundation of…
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In the early 1980’s, after 15 years of intensive philosophical inquiry into the question of how human disorder could evolve out of the natural order, I had a shattering experience…
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In the early 1980’s, after 15 years of intensive philosophical inquiry into the question of how human disorder could evolve out of the natural order, I had a shattering experience,…
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I’m glad Barack Obama finally figured out that he can’t compromise with the extremists in Congress, and is doing some things by executive action that he was unable to achieve…
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There’s a fundamental commonality between Christianity and Islam. Both make virtues out of suffering and sacrifice. These twin philosophical pillars have produced enormous harm in the world throughout the centuries,…
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Despite my surname, I come from a family of recent Irish immigrants with long memories. I grew up hearing stories about 19th century anti-Irish prejudice in America, epitomized by “No…
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Nothing epitomizes the deep disappointment of people of conscience in Barack Obama than his ham-handed invitation to George W. Bush to fly aboard Air Force One to Nelson Mandela’s funeral.…