Our friends Chaia and Amanda got married last Saturday. We only heard it was happening that morning. My wife Debi wore a flamboyant silk scarf and floppy-brimmed black and silver
I have just seen Mel Gibsons The Passion of the Christ. My hands are shaking. Im having sweet tea and cake in a suburban mall, to get to
How long does it take a people to get over humiliation?
How will we know when they have done so?
What will it take for proud and humiliated Arabs to
Is George Bush an honourable man?
Would it be better for the world if he is? Or if he is not?
Honour sounds like it must be good. Honesty, self-assurance,
For the first time that I can think of, a government wants to mandate more, not less, sexual display. The French government wants to ban modesty in schools. At least,
It is the cold dark bottom of the year here. I need light.
Winter came early here in New York State. Snow on freezing rain on snow left an un-skiable
There were so many devils on the bus today, David. So many devils!
Oh? I raised a sceptical eyebrow. Henry was never this voluble. I wanted to hear more, yet
Theres a new film called Born Rich made by Jamie Johnson, the 23-year-old heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune. He is quoted in the New York Times
There are moments when its near impossible for me to be an agnostic. The severe illness of a friend gets me praying. I cant satisfactorily imagine anyone or
Since 9/11 the American people have believed that Muslim fundamentalism is the greatest threat to world peace and their own security. It is now clear that George W. Bush
I am lying on the table like a massage table. Sue Fick presents me with certain words to think about. Loneliness. I make some incoherent response. Yes, thats a
In my 20s (the 1970s), oppressed by the doom scenarios of my generation nuclear winter, oil and minerals running out, humans as lemmings in an uncontrollable population explosion, destroying
