Einstein: His Life and Universe, by Walter Isaacson. This book has been on the NY Times best seller list for many weeks now, to no surprise. It is a very well written chronology of the life of a man whose exploits have become larger than life and the stuff of near-mythology for many among the […]
Archives for September 2007
The Indispensable Man
Stephen Hayes wrote a great piece on Dick Cheney recently in the Wall Street Journal, and I couldn’t help but be struck by the comparison with the shallowness of what passes as serious political discussion in, for example, the “debates” among the presidential candidates, particularly Mr. Obama and Ms. Clinton. Further to my “questions for […]
The AG Fiasco
John Edwards said it, and let the record reflect that for the first and probably last time, I agree with him when, in response to Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez’s resignation, he responded, “better late than never”. I’ll try and be clear: He should never have been appointed in the first place and the job was […]
The New Market Risks
As a former refugee of the commercial banking meltdown of the mid-1980s, I can’t help but hear some echoes of that period in the current fallout from the collapse of the subprime mortgage market bubble. Hopefully, we won’t repeat the mistakes that were made then in adopting the selective bailout procedures, the “too big to […]
When is Enough Really Enough?
The execution-style schoolyard murders of three college students in New Jersey should have once and for all convinced all clear-thinking Americans that the “don’t ask, don’t tell” sanctuary policies we tolerate in our cities should end now. There should be no bail ever for an illegal immigrant and every judge and district attorney should be […]