To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Government Impotence And Corporate Rule
BY JIM HIGHTOWER Many news reports about the Gulf oil catastrophe refer to it as a “spill.” Wrong. A spill is a minor “oops” – one accidentally spills milks, for example, and from childhood, we’re taught the old aphorism: “Don’t cry over spilt milk.” What’s in the Gulf isn’t milk and it wasn’t spilt. The […]
Taliban Wannabes
Ban The Burqa
BY FROMA HARROP Belgium has banned the burqa, the head-to-toe veil worn in parts of the Muslim world. French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants his country to follow suit. What’s an open-minded person to think? The answer is, you have every right to regulate your world. Burqa-wearing is often forced upon women by men. By covering […]