Archive For November 2009
Economic Meltdown — A Call for Systemic Change
on November 18, 2009 by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
Whenever I hold my two-year old grandson, Grant, in my arms I wonder what this world will look like six decades from now, when he is my age. I know […]
Mr. Besson, Europe, and Martin Heidegger
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
The paradox is phenomenal. And seen from here in New York, in the couple of newspapers that still cover French debates, it borders on the grotesque. On one hand, we […]
Memo to Warren Buffett: Put Down the Pom-Poms and Tell Us the Truth About the Economy
on November 16, 2009 by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
Difficult times need wise men to tell difficult truths. And, for many years, Warren Buffett, the “Sage of Omaha,” has done just that. For example, he was one of the […]
Army Mom Confined To Base After Skipping Deployment To Care For Baby
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
Single-mother Alexis Hutchinson refused to deploy to Afghanistan on Nov. 5, she said, because she didn’t have anyone to take care of her infant son. Now she’s confined to the […]
Lou Dobbs Tells O’Reilly: I’m Staying "In Public Arena," CNN Didn’t Want Me In Obama Era
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
Lou Dobbs guaranteed Bill O’Reilly Monday that he is going to “remain in the public arena,” and suggested that the only factor that made his brand of “advocacy journalism” unacceptable […]
Simple Pleasures and Long-term Care for Iraqi Refugees in Syria
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
I noticed her the moment I walked into our health clinic on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria. Eleven-year-old “Fatma,” so pretty, but pale and reed-thin, her hair pulled back in […]
Tina Fey-Sarah Palin 2009? Will The "30 Rock" Star Reprise Her "SNL" Role After Palin Chats With Oprah?
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
You betcha! Sarah Palin is back in the spotlight with the release of her new book “Going Rogue” and her appearance on “Oprah” today, but we here on the comedy […]
Moneyed Interests Lining Up For Battle Over Accounting Standards
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
In the midst of what was supposed to be a Congressional push for increased financial regulation and accountability, a powerful coalition of moneyed interests is increasing pressure on Congress to […]
Learning From the Fort Hood Tragedy: Comments from an Expert on Suicide and Violence
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
Could an assessment have been the “Ounce of Prevention “that might have averted the tragedy at Fort Hood? Although I strongly dislike any sort of hindsight analysis, I feel that […]
Huckabee: Obama Will Lose Presidency If KSM Trial Goes Awry
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is raising the stakes in the debate over the Justice Department’s decision to put terror suspects on trial in federal court in New York City. […]