Flashback

As I look in more detail at the finalists for a World Trade Center Memorial, I keep finding reasons not to like them. The first, and perhaps most instinctual, is that all the designs are light and uplifting —  [more...]

Phil writes: I have been reading your blog for a while and am often in agreement with you on many of the issues that you take on. What do you think about this one? “BEAR ACTIVIST KILLED BY GRIZZLY” The  [more...]

This situation in the south is just astonishing — cities under water, water that is contaminated with oil and gas and sewage; looting and riots; devastation that will likely take years to repair. There are simply  [more...]