What is so vile and scary about a “path to citizenship”? Amnesty, from Greek amnēstía, “forgetfulness of wrong” seems like a good concept. Who wants to hold on to resentment for someone who bravely escaped a hard and often dangerous life and crossed a border? Could it be simply a dislike and fear of the differences in appearance, language and habits? If so, maybe it is time to do some travelling. This attitude is nothing new. The ancient . . .
Author: Timothy Schell
Pharma Drama!
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is about granting the people the right to exercise their freedoms of speech and religion. I guess Big Pharma has some claim to the 1st but: Why do we allow them to bombard us with dramatized ads attempting to convince us to start using their remedies for issues we are often unaware of? Give us the facts only. Enough with the families from central casting acting out their emotional dramas trying to . . .
Small Fingers on the Buttons
The motives are suspect, “beautiful babies” notwithstanding. Now he has a taste and with no semblance of strategy or thoughtful engagement can feel the power he has at his tiny fingertips. This was a win, win, win, win for him: major distraction, demonstration of toughness and new sheriff in town, favorability bump and awesome sense of majesty. $60 million worth of Tomahawks and the defense suppliers enjoy a happy $5 Billion addition to their market value in one day. What . . .