I think I’ve figured out this aging thing. I mean not entirely, probably not even mostly, but I think I have a better handle on it now that I am most definitively old in terms of chronological age and in terms of what most people my sons’ ages think of as old. For […]
Archives for September 2014
Obama’s Foreign Policy Charts a New Course for the U.S.
President Obama’s foreign policy has been much maligned over the years of his presidency by both the left and the right. Those on the left have bemoaned his continued use of drones and what is viewed as an unduly aggressive approach to intelligence gathering (revealed by the Snowdon disclosures of NSA abuse). Those on […]
Reflections on a High School Reunion
I had never been to any of the reunions with former classmates that, for me, can be of the high school, college, or law school variety. Each invitation found me either too busy or not particularly interested, or maybe a little bit of both. But when my wife decided she wanted to attend her […]
Rethinking “Breaking Bad”
If you watched the Emmy Awards telecast earlier this month, you may have been taken, as we were, with the plaudits bestowed upon the now-concluded hit series “Breaking Bad.” The show won a basket full of awards, including three acting honors (for series star Bryan Cranston, and his co-stars, Aaron Paul and Anna Gunn) […]