Over the millenniums Jerusalem has been conquered by many nations. Way back it was the Babylonians then the Persians came. The Romans hung around for a while followed by Byzantines and Muslims Next the Crusaders raised Christianity’s flag only to be kicked out by the Ottoman Turks who in turn were sent packing by […]
There is a possible solution to the Schiavo case that’s been overlooked amid the heated moral, legal and political arguments: a negotiated settlement.
Sadly a family dispute has turned into a national drama. Yet if there’s one thing that both the husband and the parents can agree on surely it’s their love for Terri Schiavo. In […]
In a recent somewhat tongue-in-cheek editorial the LA Times proposed that Bono, the U2 rock band leader, become the next president of the World Bank. Humorists Andy Borowitz went one better suggesting that the venerable and soon to retire Chairman of the Fed, Alan Greenspan, become the leader of the Irish band.
This got me thinking […]