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Of all the physical damage that has been done to Iraq, the greatest damage has been done to the culture itself. Iraq has lost much of her cultural capital.
Cultural capital as evidenced in the arts, education, healthcare, science, social justice, education, and law enforcement are the many artifacts of any civil society…
In order to see things from different perspectives, I have been known to ‘experiment’ at times.
When I was 19, I wanted to see how handicapped people were really treated. I went to Manhattan with a girlfriend and ‘posed’ as a blind person for a day. It was an extremely enlightening experience…
Each of us lives from heartbeat to heartbeat; no less so, each nation…
For those old enough to recall America when it upheld a certain degree of ‘moral standards’ there were things that, even in Hollywood, were best kept in the ‘closet’…
As we prepare for the New Year, it is understandable to become reflective and hopeful. Following is a touching commentary written by Mr. Ben Stein and, frankly, I couldn’t have said it better…
On Cultural Incompetence, Dr. Amaal V.E. Tokars states: “When you look around your place of employment, would you be surprised to see a wide variety of nationalities represented? Many would not…
I just dropped off the last of my daughter’s girlfriends from a very busy play-date. Knowing the typical ‘attitude’ of a 7-year-old girl, I should have limited the amount of children for the day, but I didn’t and, therefore, had a very challenging, exhausting day…
I have lived on Long-guy-land all of my life (yes, ‘on’ — a Long-guy-lander does not live ‘in’ the Island) and moved to South Carolina five years ago. For those unfamiliar with tha Island, LI is NOT Noo Yawk City and has a culture of its own…
In three weeks I will officially turn fifty…
What can you say when you loose your best friend? One day you are making plans to travel the world and the next given the news that your mother will not make it through the night.
March 6, 1998 was the most surreal evening I had ever experienced in my life…