Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Awful
Axact, Fake Diploma Company, Threatens Pakistani Bloggers Who Laugh at Its Expense http://nyti.ms/1c1zjVo
Good
Appeals court sides with Google in anti-Muslim film case
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/article21294963.html
Monday, May 18, 2015
Greece
Amtrak Crash Illuminates Obstacles to Plan for Controlling Train Speeds http://nyti.ms/1Ahsbj3
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Monday, April 27, 2015
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Monday, April 20, 2015
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Monday, April 13, 2015
Hillary Clinton vows to work for 'everyday Americans,' perhaps 'hardworking Americans,' too - CSMonitor.com
I think we should press her and others to define what they mean by this? Who is not an everyday American in the US?
Friday, April 10, 2015
Skin
I was struck the other day by a commercial for facial cosmetics from one of the big companies in that field. It was fashion-focused, of course, but what really impressed me was the palate of colors that they showed covering almost shade of face color. What that got me thinking was how we could show that spectrum more often so as to emphasize that the only difference between and among all of us is a choice of pigments. It just seems like a really interesting opportunity to spread out colors not just as different faces, but on a continuum demonstrating just how close we all are?
Monday, April 06, 2015
Are Chapel Hill Gun Owners Buying More Guns? | WUNC
There are too many guns everywhere in the US. Why doesn't this report include statistics, in addition to opinion, about Chapel Hill and Orange County? Just a lazy reporting job?
Sunday, April 05, 2015
Friday, April 03, 2015
Why my photo from Guinea sparked a soccer star's search for one boy | Public Radio International
Nice, need so many more actions like this.
Thursday, April 02, 2015
Baptist Pastor: Religious Liberty Law Permits Denial Of Some Services : NPR
A really good example of the point I just made.
What's Changed Since The First Religious Liberty Law Was Passed In 1993? : NPR
Not enough discussion about how we have drawn lines between public and private spaces, those lines change and we have carved out, as a country, an area of publicly conducted activities where limitations and on rights is part of the process. We would be better served to approach this from that perspective.
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
Saturday, February 28, 2015
The Daily Tar Heel :: Faculty respond to Board of Governors decision to close poverty center
Notable but I think a losing effort.
Friday, February 27, 2015
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Monday, February 23, 2015
Tragic Gun Crimes in Chapel Hill Haven't Swayed Lawmakers in Raleigh - Chapelboro.com
There are too many guns in America.
Google and Apple Fight for the Car Dashboard - NYTimes.com
Distracting drivers by giving them more toys to use while at the wheel is at least idiotic if not criminal.
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Friday, February 20, 2015
Giuliani Comments Draw Tweets From Martina Navratilova, Judd Apatow and Others - NYTimes.com
All he gets from me is contempt.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
CHAPEL HILL: UNC board panel recommends elimination of three university centers | Education | NewsObserver.com
One of the many reasons I feel so much worse about living in NC than in the past.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, County Cavan: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
My grandfather and or other members of the family may have worshiped here.
Friday, February 06, 2015
Gun Debate Reignites in Colorado, 2½ Years After Aurora Theater Shooting - NYTimes.com
An outrage that threatens lives. Who are these people anyway?
Taiwan plane crash survivor says engine 'did not feel right' | Fox News
Which airplanes today can operate safely when they lose one engine?
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
Monday, February 02, 2015
Emission Terrorisme, grand banditisme : d'où viennent les armes ? - 01/02/2015 du : photos et vidéos - M6
We have too many guns in America. So does France.
Friday, January 30, 2015
The Integrative Law Movement: An Introduction | Cutting Edge Law.com
Have not been following this but seems positive.
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Thursday, January 22, 2015
▶ Je suis Charlie - Bien différents, bien ensemble - Vidéo Dailymotion
This is just the right message,
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Benjamin Netanyahou veut réduire la dépendance économique d’Israël vis-à-vis de l’Europe de l’Ouest
It would be nice to cut the dependence with the US too!
Bobby Jindal doubles down on 'no-go zone' comments, even as Fox News backs off similar statements | NOLA.com
I am embarrassed that he uses his Brown education for this?
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Feinstein to Justice Department: Don't charge Gen. Petraeus, he has 'suffered enough' - Washington Times
If this is true, I'd be all the more likely to charge PETRAEUS if the decision were mine to make! Outrageous comments from a previously distinguished Senator whose best time may be well behind her.
French Police Say Suspect in Attack Evolved From Petty Criminal to Terrorist - NYTimes.com
He never ceased being a criminal and we have to keep reminding us of this, first and foremost.
Friday, January 09, 2015
Thursday, January 08, 2015
‘Dangerous Moment’ for Europe, as Fear and Resentment Grow - NYTimes.com
I don't think we can overstate the danger.
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