To paraphrase the Greek philosopher Heraclitus and the vocal artist Otis Redding: “Change is the only constant (and yet) everything still remains the same.” Continue reading
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Faith Doesn’t Help & It’s Killing Us
ISIS spread across northern Iraq like a fire in a cornfield. We know they sacked the major towns of Tikrit, Mosul and others, commandeering the US supplied arsenal provided for that ragtag national army of deserters. They opened bank vaults, unlocked prisons, murdered civilians, and tipped any sense of balance in the tinderbox that is modern day Iraq. Continue reading
A Whole New World…
In case anyone has been watching, a new world is beginning. The Arab countries, North Africa and most of the Middle East are approaching democracy like a scared crab smelling a salty, beached whale. Continue reading