Sunday, March 29, 2015
Tobacco Farmers Lose Longtime Safety Net : NPR
Why in God's name do we keep growing a product in NC that kills people?
The Daily Tar Heel :: Most voters believe concealed carry permits are necessary, survey says
An important but marginal victory.
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Chapel Hill?
NC Senate sales tax plan could cost cities, towns
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article16538819.html
Friday, March 27, 2015
For G.O.P., Support for Israel Becomes New Litmus Test - NYTimes.com
Another prime reason to dislike Republicans.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Terrorism Unlikely in Germanwings Crash, French Officials Say - NYTimes.com
Do we really understand the ways in which cargo or the plane itself might have been programmed to cause this - in such a way that human intervention on-board was not possible? I think the answer is no.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
California Plastic Bag Referendum Could Spark Environmental Showdown : NPR
Seems like such a no-brainer to me.
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough Says the Israeli Occupation 'Must End'
Tell me again.... why is a Jewish Israel a good thing while a white country club is not? It seems me that both are reprehensibly discriminatory. Everyone loses in the process. Why are we supporting so fervently the white country club sometimes known as Israel?
"McDonough added, “Nothing would do more to improve Israel’s security or its relations with its neighbors than to bring about a sovereign and contiguous Palestinian state alongside a secure, democratic, Jewish Israel.”"
"McDonough added, “Nothing would do more to improve Israel’s security or its relations with its neighbors than to bring about a sovereign and contiguous Palestinian state alongside a secure, democratic, Jewish Israel.”"
Monday, March 23, 2015
FDNY: 'No Evidence of Smoke Detectors' On Floors Where 7 Died - NBC News.com
Why would they not have smoke detectors? Religious objection?
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Peggy NOONAN on Israel
Peggy NOONAN, Repblican commentator, noted this morning on Face the Nation that the US was one of the countries had "invented" Israel back in 1948. We should never lose sight of this fact, and the responsibility we have as a result of doing so.
Saturday, March 21, 2015
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Monday, March 16, 2015
Pardons Elude Men Freed After Decades in Prison - NYTimes.com
North Carolina has become so embarrassing.
Evangelicals Aim to Mobilize an Army for Republicans in 2016 - NYTimes.com
Who are the evangelical leaders in NC? Has someone compiled a list that we can all access?
Friday, March 13, 2015
Largest U.S. Immigrant Groups over Time, 1960-Present | migrationpolicy.org
I would surely have flunked this test.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
BBC News - Stunned France probes deadly Argentina helicopter crash
Reality shows may be the worst thing that ever happened to television.
Monday, March 09, 2015
Awful move!
NYTimes: White House Faults G.O.P. Senators’ Letter to Iran’s Leaders
http://nyti.ms/1HowAQw
Sunday, March 08, 2015
Friday, March 06, 2015
What Bibi Didn’t Say - NYTimes.com
Me too.
"Alas, Bibi is Churchill when it comes to isolating Iran, but he is AWOL when it comes to risking his own political future to make it happen. I have a problem with that. I still don’t know if I will support this Iran deal, but I also have a problem with my own Congress howling in support of a flawed foreign leader trying to scuttle the negotiations by my own government before they’re done. Rubs me the wrong way."
"Alas, Bibi is Churchill when it comes to isolating Iran, but he is AWOL when it comes to risking his own political future to make it happen. I have a problem with that. I still don’t know if I will support this Iran deal, but I also have a problem with my own Congress howling in support of a flawed foreign leader trying to scuttle the negotiations by my own government before they’re done. Rubs me the wrong way."
In U.C.L.A. Debate Over Jewish Student, Echoes on Campus of Old Biases - NYTimes.com
I don't get it. Why do Jews deserve more or less sensitivity than anyone else? Is this why?
"“It’s very problematic to me that students would feel that it was appropriate to ask that kind of questions, especially given the long cultural history of Jews,” he said. “We’ve been questioned all of our history: Are Jews loyal citizens? Don’t they have divided loyalties? All of these anti-Semitic tropes.”"
I resent that if it is the case. When it comes to conflicts, I don't think any question should be off limits. What you don't ask, you don't know and when we stop asking questions because someone might be offended, we reduce our understanding. No one wins in that case.
"“It’s very problematic to me that students would feel that it was appropriate to ask that kind of questions, especially given the long cultural history of Jews,” he said. “We’ve been questioned all of our history: Are Jews loyal citizens? Don’t they have divided loyalties? All of these anti-Semitic tropes.”"
I resent that if it is the case. When it comes to conflicts, I don't think any question should be off limits. What you don't ask, you don't know and when we stop asking questions because someone might be offended, we reduce our understanding. No one wins in that case.
Tuesday, March 03, 2015
Google and Apple Fight for the Car Dashboard - NYTimes.com
They ought to stop doing all of this. Too many people die.
Who Loves America? - NYTimes.com
I have real trouble with this whole concept as one who believes in equality, for everyone.
Monroe Freedman, Expert on Legal Ethics, Dies at 86 - NYTimes.com
I will never forget being his student at the National Law Center at the George Washington University.
White House warns Netanyahu not to reveal Iran details - CNN.com
He can say whatever he likes, but when "we" provide a forum for him, we get to call the shots and should. Disgraceful.
Monday, March 02, 2015
Sunday, March 01, 2015
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