Archive for March, 2008
The Globe and Mail is running a series of video interviews of Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan. It is an extraordinary and rare opportunity to see first-hand what these fighters have to say for themselves and how they view their conflict and the rest of the world. One cannot help but take away the impression that [...]
The New York Times is breathlessly covering the latest mysterious disappearance in the animal kingdom with an article entitled “Bats Perish and No One Knows Why.” Regular readers of the Times will have also noted that just two weeks ago, the Chinook Salmon Disappear[ed] Without a Trace as well. And of course, everyone knows about [...]
I have allowed HOPE to overtake cynicism during this election, and to continue to honor that possibility, I ask the following of myself and those who believe we can make real change: I will not feel powerless over the problems of our time that seem too big to change I will not dismiss people because [...]



