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Ranting about the Economy, Consumerism, Nuclear Weapons

Two articles I saw in as many days made me think about the situation of the global economy.  One was on the Wall Street Journal, titled “U.S. Farmers Reclaim Land From Developers”, was talking about farmers reclaiming land from developers for the purpose of agriculture (Wall Street Journal, November 14, 2011, link – http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204621904577018201607304964.html).   The [...]

Welcome Home Gilad!

The exchange deal for Gilad Shalit is mind boggling, heart ripping, impossible, unfair.  It’s terrible in the present, and has a potential to be even worse in the future.  There’s nothing good in it.  Except one thing.  A POW (Prisoner of War) will be coming home.  He will come home alive, unlike some other MIAs [...]

Where Were You and What Were You Doing…

Many TV programs discussing the John. F. Kennedy assassination started with the question: “Where were you, and what you were doing when you heard about Kennedy’s assassination?”.  And not surprisingly, almost everyone did remember precisely where he was and what he was doing.  Amazingly, when I was writing this piece, I had a strong urge [...]

Solidarity, Empathy, and Questions – Terror in Norway

Watching the development of the terrorist attack in Oslo, Norway, brought me back to the exploding buses years in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.  To the suicide bombings in the markets of Israel.  The memories are not pleasant, to say the least.  Innocent lives taken by a coward is unfortunately not a very rare thing.  I [...]

Is WikiLeaks Good or Bad for Us?

When I heard of this WikiLeaks thing I was alert at first.  I was worried then.  I was shooting my mouth about the end of the world as we know it, the end of discreet diplomacy, under cover negotiations, off the record talks, “diplomatic” mail deliveries.  I was alert because conspiracy theory was never proven, [...]