Monthly Archives: June 2006

I should like, if I may, to share with you one of the most beautiful stories of my life.  It is a story that confirms my sense of goodness as it should be in this otherwise complicated world.  Whether we … Continue reading →

Freedom is an absolutely wonderful thing.  But freedom without responsibility is disastrous.  And surely an important part of that responsibility lies in the use of commonsense.  Anyone is free to pick up a hitchhiker.  And doing so is easy enough, in … Continue reading →

Every now and then life bestows upon us an absolutely stunning irony.  Of course, it is generally the case that Hollywood opposes the war in Iraq, whereas the religious right has generally been in favor of it.  What makes this … Continue reading →

I believe that gratitude is the greatest of all social lubricants. Gratitude is none other than the appreciative and ever so willing acknowledgment of the good that another has done on one’s behalf.  And limitless are the forms that gratitude … Continue reading →

The radio talk show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger holds a quite simple view about sex, namely that a man is apt to swim through shark infested waters to protect a woman who provides him with good sex and, moreover, he … Continue reading →

One of the very exceptional things regarging the Catholic Church is its acknowledgement of its own historical hostility towards Jews.  This started with Vatican II and culminated in the work of Pope John Paul II.  Has the Catholic Church done … Continue reading →

One of my very favorite sayings is that “One Never gets a second change to make a first impression”  This is saying is somewhat of an overstatement, as sometimes (albeit ever so rarely) it is possible to correct the initial … Continue reading →

After its laws, the key to democracy is none other than the good will of its citizens.  It goes without saying that unjust laws make for a bad democracy.  But, alas, all the laws the just laws of a democracy … Continue reading →