"Boy, Oh, Boy" - NYTimes.com

I have made this same point for months.

"Land First, Then Peace" - NYTimes.com

I sure think that this makes a great deal of sense. We need to rethink where we stand so that we can better see the full picture. I believe we will find that knee-jerk support of Israel is neither good politics or good morals.

"Driven to Distraction - Backseat Drivers Are Now Nagging the Multitasker" - Series - NYTimes.com

If someone starts using a device while driving - I don't care who it is - there are only two options. Stop the vehicle so I can get out or stop using the device. Period.

"Israel Approves Settlement Construction" - NYTimes.com

The Israeli announcement once again makes it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to believe that Israel contemplates anything approaching "fair" in resolving the quagmire over how to divide up the land ultimately that Israel was given, that which it took by force, and that which has been the Palestinians'. I can only imagine what it must be like to negoitate with a government that does these things so brazenly.