Socialism: Perception versus Reality
Perception Gordon Brown, said on leaving, “I tried to make the country fairer.” Source Reality At over 50% of national income, the public sector in the U.K. is now as Continue Reading →
Month: May 2010
Obama’s Faustian Deal
The We’re-Not-Europe Party (WSJ) “For Americans, this has been a two-week cram course in what not to be if you hope to have a vibrant future. What was once an Continue Reading →
Weekend 137.0
Poetry from Eugene O’Neill We walk down the crowded city street Thus, silently side by side We loiter where mirth and misery meet In an ever refluent tide. You thrill Continue Reading →
For a long…
…suffering soccer fan this ESPN SportsCenter ad with Jozy Altidore makes me weepy. New to Soccer? I recommend: The ESPN World Cup Companion: Everything You Need to Know About the Continue Reading →
On a lark (or paying tribute to a stranger)
I purchased a slightly worn copy of The Heart of Our Cities by Victor Gruen from Amazon. The book shipped from Mt. Pleasant and was from the library of Ralph Continue Reading →
Richard I of England
Richard I of England Color Etching by John Leech. Featured in Horizon – March 1960, Volume II, No. 4.
“I weep for the future.”
“The generation gap in political values is stark, according to this Pew poll: A majority of people over 65 have a negative view of socialism and a positive view of Continue Reading →
Bird Terminal at JFK
Limestone Archives: AirTrain, JetBlue and Bird Terminal Photo Credit: J. Buck
US MNT WC Squad
Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan, Marcus Hahnemann, Tim Howard Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra, Jonathan Bornstein, Steve Cherundolo, Jay DeMerit, Clarence Goodson, Chad Marshall, Oguchi Onyewu, Heath Pearce, Jonathan Spector Midfielders: DaMarcus Beasley, Alejandro Continue Reading →
E-N-G-E-R-L-A-N-D WC Squad
Capello springs squad surprises Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Man City), David James (Portsmouth), Robert Green (West Ham) Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Michael Dawson (Spurs), Rio Continue Reading →