A Public-Private Partnership?
To Chris’ comments about the banks and the knowledge of the debt that they hold, this is generally my view of things although I suspect that it is not as much that banks do not...
Daily Archive: January 27, 2009
Sometimes the Quid Is Better than the Quo
There is much ado today about the fact that Obama, apparently in response to conservatives’ objections, has asked House Democrats to withdraw a provision in the stimulus package that would provide family planning money...
atheism and monsters
Reading over the various responses to Ross Douthat’s piece on celestial teapots and the Flying Spaghetti Monster, it occurs to me once again that there is a very obvious difference between a Flying Spaghetti...
More on Occupation
Following up on ED’s post (and the sad 60 Minutes video), here is another video on the Occupation. Called Checkpoint by Israeli filmaker Yoav Shamir it simply leaves the camera’s rolling in daily interactions...
Tough Love
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, it is the settlements more than anything else that prevent a two-state solution from being realized. Whereas the Palestinians have no true guiding authority to end, once and...
