Thursday, October 01, 2015. FAIR is once again unfair to the Syrian people. Months earlier in a place not bombed by Russia.

Friday, July 27, 2012. At the prompting of Jewish Voice for Peace Boston, I composed a letter to the NYT complaining about a disgusting column. This is about the justification one would expect from someone promoting an enterprise universally agreed to be criminal under international .

I was always that kid. The one that had just one more question after everybody else was ready to move on.

Sunday, April 17, 2011. In Praise of Marx - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education. In Praise of Marx - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education. Praising Karl Marx might seem as perverse as putting in a good word for the Boston Strangler.

Ready? Reputations on the Line. It really is a shame when something comes along to sully shining reputations like these. The White House faces a tough challenge to regain its political footing. The media give them a.

Strange dithering from a former lawyer who apparently never got over it. Tuesday, November 27, 2007. Did you have a mean old man? How could I have known? From a tree full of fools. Who cant believe his eyes. I was a mean old man. I was an ornery cuss. I was a dismal dan. I made an awful fuss. Ever since my life began. Man, it was ever thus. I was a nasty tyke who was hard to like. I did things in reverse. Refused to wash or shave. I was horrid to my nurse. I got back what I gave.

I finally got a chance last weekend to get out of Portland for some car camping near Barton on the Clackamas River. A friend that is a caretaker on 50 acres of undeveloped land on the river invited me to spend the weekend. The property is along a road that was originally known as the Barlow Road. There are many tree-covered grottoes and gardens connected by trails.