Monthly Archives: July 2007

If anything is true, it is true that with a child just about anything can go wrong in the blink of an eye.  Children dart about here and there, exploring this and that.  Unlike adults, children have almost no genuine … Continue reading →

Imagine a world in which, from the standpoint of adults, the differences between pets and children had for all practical purposes had disappeared.  Presumably, some differences would prevail.  Human beings cannot, for instance, give birth to dogs or cats or … Continue reading →

If I were writing a novel, and a section was about parents who so addicted to video games that they seriously neglected their children, most people would probably think that is way too silly of an idea for anyone to … Continue reading →

When it comes to Israel, there are in the final analysis essentially two lines of thought: (a) The Israelis are right in just about all they do when it comes defending their state.  (b) The Israelis are wrong in just … Continue reading →

No one in antiquity could possibly have grasped the anonymity that is a defining feature of modernity.  In antiquity, the utter anonymity of modernity was possible only if one lived apart from others as a hermit.  And, if truth be … Continue reading →

There is a fundamental difference between bitterness and righteous indignation, although as with a great many subtle distinctions it is possible for an individual to be mistaken about which sentiment is actually operating in her or his life.  Thus, a … Continue reading →

Insofar as I have a motto, it is this: I should much rather that others be committed to respecting me for the excellences that I exhibit than that their self-identity should turn upon doing things for me.  It is this … Continue reading →