Monday, November 30, 2015
France Uses Sweeping Powers to Curb Climate Protests, but Clashes Erupt - The New York Times
Is this the system of freedom of expression we are fighting to preserve?
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
The Case Against Woodrow Wilson at Princeton - The New York Times
History is seldom written on an entire rock. There is always room for more stone carving.
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Saturday, November 21, 2015
US students to get free Birthright trips to Ireland says Diaspora Minister - IrishCentral.com
This sounds like a great idea!
Friday, November 20, 2015
Trump Says He 'Would Certainly Implement' Muslim Database - NBC News
Where are French Jews on the restrictions on Muslims in France and civil liberties in general?
Trump Says He 'Would Certainly Implement' Muslim Database - NBC News
The only rabid dogs I worry about are the two featured here - TRUMP and CARSON. As for the Muslim "list", I'd first start by tracking all Republicans - their every movement. And it would be obligatory. Let's see how that works out, and then we can think about expanding it to other similarly defined groups like real estate moguls and Jews. Ok, fine, move to Episcopalians (I am one) next, and perhaps Irish citizens who are also US citizens (I am one of those, too), and then perhaps we get to Mormons, Muslims, etc. But only then.....
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
US governor urges Government not to use plain tobacco packaging
I wonder if McCRORY claims any Irish roots? I find none in a Google search. Odd.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Syrian refugees not welcome in 27 U.S. states - CNN.com
What a sad reflection of the United States of America today. There was a time when the US said the same to thousands of Jews fleeing Nazi Germany. Do we never learn from history? Or do narcissism and xenophobia run in our blood?
Monday, November 16, 2015
SkyMiles
The promo for this on a Delta flight was something like - use your miles to bid on "brag-worthy" experiences. Narcissism anyone?
Cinq questions pour faire le point sur l'enquête après les attentats de Paris
Law enforcement is professional work and we ought all to let professionals get on with their jobs.
US Adds Foreign Students, but Few Americans Study Abroad - ABC News
We should be sending as many students as we possibly can to study overseas. The US needs a population which understands, firsthand, more of the world around our island.
Baltimore Homicide Total Surpasses 300 for the Year - The New York Times
That's roughly twice the number who have died in the Paris attacks and about half the number of total homicides in France in an average year! There are many things very wrong with this "picture".
Governor Seeks to Bar Syrian Refugees From Alabama After French Attack - NBC News
I started to write that I cannot find the words to describe my anger toward the Governor on this issue, but then I quickly realized that that I do have plenty of words to apply to him - but not for mixed company!
Sunday, November 15, 2015
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