If you don't read Nicholas Kristof's articles in the New York Times, you should start. His latest is about a terrible form of violence against women in Pakistan.
For the last two years, Senators Joe Biden and Richard Lugar have co-sponsored an International Violence Against Women Act, which would adopt a range of measures to spotlight such brutality and nudge foreign governments to pay heed to it. Let’s hope that with Mr. Biden’s new influence the bill will pass in the next Congress.
That might help end the silence and culture of impunity surrounding this kind of terrorism.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Nationalism that makes me sick
Chip Kooi says well what I wish I could say about a lot of things. Check it out.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
giving
From Rick Atchley:
In the March issue of Science magazine, the University of British Colombia and Harvard University published a study called Money Can Buy Happiness. These two Universities did very extensive research and here's what they found: that there is no marginal register of improved happiness just by getting more money. You can take a person, they said, making $45,000 and suddenly raise him to $100,000 a year and there is no noticeable improvement in their marriage or in anything in their life that brings them happiness; in fact it seems the stress levels go up. But they did find out money can buy happiness. They published and said, "What we learned is it's not having more money, it's how you spend the money you have. We learned that even just as little as $5 a day given away to help a kid go to camp, to help a needy lady pay an electric bill, will markedly increase a person's personal happiness." And so the most esteemed learning institution in our country has published in Science magazine a study with this conclusion: It's more blessed to give than to receive.
I thought 2000 years ago somebody said that...
I would like to insert my opinions in here in the form of articles I read, so feel free to ignore these. I am a fan of Nicholos Kristof, who happened to live in China for several years, and he writes about the reputation of the U.S., and the effect Obama will have on that. Also, a recent endorsement McCain is not bragging about.
In the March issue of Science magazine, the University of British Colombia and Harvard University published a study called Money Can Buy Happiness. These two Universities did very extensive research and here's what they found: that there is no marginal register of improved happiness just by getting more money. You can take a person, they said, making $45,000 and suddenly raise him to $100,000 a year and there is no noticeable improvement in their marriage or in anything in their life that brings them happiness; in fact it seems the stress levels go up. But they did find out money can buy happiness. They published and said, "What we learned is it's not having more money, it's how you spend the money you have. We learned that even just as little as $5 a day given away to help a kid go to camp, to help a needy lady pay an electric bill, will markedly increase a person's personal happiness." And so the most esteemed learning institution in our country has published in Science magazine a study with this conclusion: It's more blessed to give than to receive.
I thought 2000 years ago somebody said that...
I would like to insert my opinions in here in the form of articles I read, so feel free to ignore these. I am a fan of Nicholos Kristof, who happened to live in China for several years, and he writes about the reputation of the U.S., and the effect Obama will have on that. Also, a recent endorsement McCain is not bragging about.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Think About It
They know us by the t-shirts that we wear
They know us by the way we point and stare
At anyone whose sin looks worse than ours
Who cannot hide the scars of this curse that we all bear
They know us by our picket lines and signs
They know us by the pride we hide behind
Like anyone on earth is living right
And isn’t that why [He] died
Not to make us think we’re right
When love, love, love
Is what we should be known for
love, love, love
It’s the how and it’s the why
We live and breathe and we die
They know us by reasons we divide
And how we can’t seem to unify
Because we’ve gotta sing songs a certain style
Or we’ll walk right down that aisle
And just leave ‘em all behind
They know us by the billboards that we make
Just turning [His]words to cheap clichés
Says “what part of murder don’t you understand?”
But we hate our fellow man
And point a finger at his grave
When love, love, love
Is what we should be known for
love, love, love
It’s the how and it’s the why
We live and breathe and we die
They know us by the t-shirts that we wear
They know us by the way we point and stare
Telling ‘em their sins are worse than ours
Thinking we can hide our scars
Beneath these t-shirts that we wear
They know us by the way we point and stare
At anyone whose sin looks worse than ours
Who cannot hide the scars of this curse that we all bear
They know us by our picket lines and signs
They know us by the pride we hide behind
Like anyone on earth is living right
And isn’t that why [He] died
Not to make us think we’re right
When love, love, love
Is what we should be known for
love, love, love
It’s the how and it’s the why
We live and breathe and we die
They know us by reasons we divide
And how we can’t seem to unify
Because we’ve gotta sing songs a certain style
Or we’ll walk right down that aisle
And just leave ‘em all behind
They know us by the billboards that we make
Just turning [His]words to cheap clichés
Says “what part of murder don’t you understand?”
But we hate our fellow man
And point a finger at his grave
When love, love, love
Is what we should be known for
love, love, love
It’s the how and it’s the why
We live and breathe and we die
They know us by the t-shirts that we wear
They know us by the way we point and stare
Telling ‘em their sins are worse than ours
Thinking we can hide our scars
Beneath these t-shirts that we wear
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Sorry that politics is all I talk about
I am very curious why people who are complaining about the economy can still manage to donate $600 million to campaign funds. How in the world did we reach the point we are at, and when will it end?
I'm pretty disappointed in Bush for deciding to keep Guantánamo
Bay open. Not that I wasn't already disappointed in him though.
I'm pretty disappointed in Bush for deciding to keep Guantánamo
Bay open. Not that I wasn't already disappointed in him though.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
From the debate:
"Were gonna have to embrace a culture and an ethic of responsibility. All of us, corporations, the Federal Government, and individuals out there who may be living beyond their means."
Agreed.
If anyone actually reads this, I would appreciate your opinion on the subject of "spreading the wealth around" that was approached by Senator McCain in accusation of Senator Obama. I have my own opinions that are not yet fully formed and very possibly erroneous. I'd love yours.
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