‘Misc.’ Archives
Is Tiger News Really News? »
I’m fascinated by the Tiger Woods story, and I’m not ashamed to admit it. Yes, from a news standpoint, there isn’t much here of global consequence: Man cheats on wife. (Save headline for future use.) But Tiger’s story has enough classic themes and elements to keep a graveyard full of Greek tragedians busy – avarice, lust, irony, [...]
In Wake of Fort Hood Shootings, a Speech on the Need »
At the time of this writing, there has been no definitive word on the motivation of the gunman in the tragic shootings at Fort Hood today. Whatever the truth turns out to be, I wanted to share this powerful speech about the psychic damage of battle, which was recently delivered at a Veterans Expo in New York. I initially studied it as an [...]
Cash for Clunkers: Bad for the Soul »
I saw a parking lot full of decent looking used cars today, all of them marked for destruction through the Cash for Clunkers program, and I had to get this off my chest, even if the program is over. There are so many people in this country whose lives and prospects are limited because they don’t have a car. Having a car is life [...]
