Bob Herbert Op-Ed

Image via WikipediaAs I predicted, there has already been a lot of response to the NYT op-ed piece by David Brooks (click here), about science, materialism, and religion/spirituality. [My first blog entry about it is here]. Some of the responses have, indeed, been quite negative, in the usual knee-jerk kind of way; but I just found one entry that I find thoughtful and well-balanced. It appears in the wonderful blog called "The Frontal Cortex", written by Jonah Lehrer (author of Proust Was a... Read Full Story

March 25, 2008 Op-Ed Columnist The Long Defeat By DAVID BROOKS Hillary Clinton may not realize it yet, but she's just endured one of the worst weeks of her campaign. First, Barack Obama weathered the Rev. Jeremiah Wright affair without serious damage to his nomination prospects. Obama still holds a tiny lead among Democrats nationally in the Gallup tracking poll, just as he did before this whole affair blew up. Second, Obama's lawyers successfully prevented re-votes in... Read Full Story

Disclaimer: The chief purpose of sharing the following article with friends and readers is not necessarily to express my approval, or disapproval of its content; it's, rather, to invoke a rational and objective response (or, debate/discussion).   Regards, Jahed Ahmed NY ==============================================================       The New York Times   March 23, 2008 Op-Ed Contributor Why Radical Islam Just Won't Die By PAUL BERMAN THE big surprise, viewed from my own narrow... Read Full Story

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I don't usually expound on issues involving the government but I find myself more and more puzzled and irritated by the direction of the media and the Democratic party in relation to people and events not only worldwide but here at home as well. Take, for example, the current flap in Congress and the media regarding the emails sent (or received) by an aide in the Attorney General's office about the firing of some attorneys general. There may or may not have been some wrong doing here but it... Read Full Story