To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Observercast

Home 2011 December

Monthly Archives: December 2011

The New Chelsea Clinton

0

BY SUSAN ESTRICH Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton’s debut on NBC’s Nightly News is drawing plenty of attention, as well it should. Since her father’s election nearly 20 years ago, the Clintons set an example of real family values by doing everything they could to keep Chelsea out of the spotlight and allow her to […]

The Right To Assemble

0
BY DANNY M. ADKISON A few weeks ago the police were dragging Occupy Wall Street protesters out of Zucotti Park. The police arrested nearly 200...

Other Reasons French Women Don’t Get Fat

0

BY FROMA HARROP Yes, there are those charming reasons “French Women Don’t Get Fat,” as outlined in the popular book of that name by Mireille Guiliano. Portion control is key. Frenchwomen may eat their famously rich sauces and fatty pates with gusto, but only in dainty amounts. They go for quality over quantity and avoid […]

Why Are We So Nosy?

1
BY NORM ROURKE Think about this: What other country do you know that sticks its nose in every other country’s business? Does Germany, Japan, Australia,...

Idea Man

1
BY SHARON MARTIN Newt Gingrich’s suggestion that we put poor children to work as school janitors is flawed on many levels. He insinuated that poor people...