Liberals (myself included) often complain about how minorities are treated in the United States – and they are correct to complain, minorities are ill-treated in this country and deserve better. Nevertheless, it is worth recognizing that many minorities have had significant success in the United States, and far better than in our European counterparts.
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Minorities
Posted in Whatever on June 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The Cancer Flu
Posted in Whatever on May 12, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I’m in middle of reading and really enjoying The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee. I highly recommend it. Cancer research made the same mistakes made over and over. First surgeons figure out how to operate and surgery becomes the cure-all for cancer. An estimated 500,000 women had radical mastectomies, many unneeded. The few who [...]
New York State of Mind
Posted in Whatever on April 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
While studying for the bar I attended a conference in Las Vegas. Wide open roads, large sidewalks, and not just on the Strip. Why couldn’t New York, London, Jerusalem or Rome be like that? And what does that mean for us? You can’t remake NYC. I might love a Cross Bronx with twice the number [...]
Time To Convert To Islam?
Posted in Whatever on April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Another week, another earthquake. A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck southeast of Taiwan at 10:59 a.m. Monday morning. According to U.S. Geological Survey the epicenter “was centered 269 km (167 miles) east of T’ai-tung county.” According to AP, Buildings swayed for about 20 seconds and then stopped. There were no reports of injuries or damages. No tsunami [...]
