Thoughts: A Buck Each

Mea culpa.My apologies for having been absent for so long. I was and still am quite swamped with a number of personal obligations had had neither the time nor the energy to post. I still am not fully free, but as an apology of sorts, I offer this "lighter" post. I hope people will continue to check in for when I can finally get back to writing again.

Geert Wilders: The Extremist or the Victim?

Published on 2010-01-20 13:06:00

I received an e-mail the other day with an interesting article and an even more interesting question attached. The article was actually a speech by a member of the Dutch Parliament, Geert Wilders given in New York. When I read the speech, I could barely believe that it was an accurate transcript and so I looked it up, and indeed it seems to be authentic. The whole speech is here and I encourage you to read it before I get to the interesting question.Having read the speech, you'll see that Mr.

Israeli Minister in the United Arab Emerites

Published on 2010-01-18 08:16:00

In the words of Minister of Infrastructure Uzi Landau, a splinter has been made in the ice of Israeli relations with the United Arab Emerites (UAE) as he became the first Israeli minister to visit that country. The minister was attending a conference of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) held in Abu Dhabi and was only actually allowed into the country because of UAE's agreement to let all members of IRENA attend. It is difficult to see how this visit, which was for the purpose of

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