Since our world is becoming smaller with ever more increasing contact between peoples of the world, it is important to remember that we are all human, we all breathe the same air, we all love our children, and we all are mortal.  As Jimmy Carter said in his recent acceptance speech for his Nobel Peace […]

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New York Magazine has a great article written by John Heilemann and my take on it…
http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/36114/
Fighting Rove’s Last War
Yes, he was a great tactician. But for Democrats, his tactics are a trap.
By John Heilemann
Unlike his soon-to-be-ex-boss, Karl Rove has never claimed to be “a uniter, not a divider.” But with his announcement last week that […]

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GET OUT.  Last week I blogged about how little guys cannot win by trading the markets.  They can buy and hold and make money over time, but the strategy of winning on a day to day or month to month basis by watching and staying ahead of the market is just a fantasy.  But just […]

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As I have said many times in the past, regular people should not be afeared about investing in the markets, but don’t even think that you have the potential to invest wisely in the stock market, except through buying and holding.  While Billions of Dollars were made yesterday between 3PM and 4PM, how many regular people […]

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Today I happened upon a copy of the New York Daily News, a paper I rarely read.  Yet as per the mysterious world in which we live where things have a purpose, in my reading of the paper on this day, I had a complete identification with a story written by famed sportswriter Mike Lupica.  […]

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Having just been to Minneapolis this past weekend, I took special interest in the bridge calamity of earlier this week. However, I do not want to write about the specifics of the problem of this bridge, or any other infrastructure problems across America. I write to discuss how focused the media gets on […]

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Once again Bono and friends were on hand at another G8. But all that’s starry does not necessarily produce a new development paradigm for Africa or tackle climate change.
Guardian’s Larry Elliot on the G8 shortcomings from last week. Folks at Priceofoil concur.
And BBC’s Glenda Cooper agrees as well. Walden Bello walks us […]

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Several months ago I wrote to the Taxi and Limosine Commission (TLC) in response to a notice for public response to a proposal to allow for more medallions, meaning more taxicabs in New York City. As a New Yorker I felt that more taxis are important, but that more pollution should be avoided. […]

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There is an argument that you hear that starts with the idea that we Americans must protect ourselves from the citizens of the world. But the argument has no historical basis and no reason in the present. Our society is the most multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, and multi-biased in the world. But those of […]

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