It’s Worth The Risk, Isn’t It?
Yesterday, it happened again: in the evening at a club, five overdoses of drugs, one of them fentanyl, claimed the life of a very young woman, and left the others in serious condition. (Click on the blog's bold title to read the whole.)
Are the Peacekeepers keeping Peace?
Nelson Mandela, one of the most honourable and honoured men of human history, once said, “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way it treats its children.” (click on the blog's bold title to read the whole.)
Our Youth and Their Future
An eminent American psychologist and observer of sexual life and its relevance in youth , Dr. James Murphy, said not long ago : “College drinking is still viewed as a harmless site of passage, when in fact, college students are drinking more than any other age or demographic group…”. (click on the blog's bold title to read the whole.)
A few words, then over to Charles Blow.
Barbara and I are on our winter break in the south. We read The New York Times daily. I trust its ethics and its credibility. This morning – 50 days after the Trump victory – it ran a column by Chares Blow, an established and respected member of its staff. (cllick on the blog's bold title to read the whole.)
Trump and Trouble
Whenever I think of President Donald Trump, I think of a sentence I read years ago by Chilean author Isabel Allende. “I fear the abuse of power,” she said, “and the power to abuse.” She could have said that yesterday, especially its last phrase, in light of the latest episode in the eccentric life of President Trump. (click on the blog's bold title to read the whole.)
Misogyny Is More than Mischief
A renowned lawyer and European scholar, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, once wrote a sentence that sadly is not yet fulfilled, not in his country nor in the entire world. It was this: “No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men.” (Click on the blog's bold title to read the whole.)