by altha-admin | Sep 24, 2011 | Articles
Politesse, grace, the refined qualities of political discourse, such elements which describe Maine politics according the "The Economist", are the very niceties which are plunging this nation into the black hole of never-ending deficit spending.The two...
by altha-admin | Sep 24, 2011 | Articles
In spite of the warm feelings one may feel looking over the glossy photo-ops of Republican and Democratic leaders holding hands, the bipartisanship that takes hold once in a while is more in the interests of the politicians advancing their careers than safeguarding...
by altha-admin | Sep 24, 2011 | Articles
Men are suited for doing great things, sometimes destructive, sometimes nonsensical to the female brain, but still great things.I do not believe that studies which spin such spurious correlations have much to tell us about the critical importance of fatherhood, or its...
by altha-admin | Sep 24, 2011 | Articles
Of course the British Public was happy with the National Health Service (NHS). Who would sneeze at free health care?Let's not forget Economist P. J. O'Rourke's adage: "If you think health care is expensive now, just wait until it's...
by altha-admin | Sep 24, 2011 | Articles
Rabbi Sack's commentary on Parashat Nitzavim-Vayelech combines a number of scriptures in a very taut manner. I was not previously informed that the midrash compares the Mount Sinai to an apple tree, where the Jews first received the Torah.Why stop there, though?...
