Daily Archives: January 6, 2009

How To Help Black Boys

Dennis Prager finds it interesting that this USA Today editorial does not mention vouchers in its call for more successful schools. Do they really believe that would be a bad thing, to give black parents most choice about where their … Continue reading

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I Feel Like The Whole World Is Opening Up To Me

I took my first yoga class tonight. I’ve been walking past this yoga studio for a decade. Tonight for the first time I walked in. I met a nice bloke named Siri. He offered me a free cup of tea. … Continue reading

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‘Conversations With God’ Author Commits Plagiarism

From the New York Times: "Neale Donald Walsch, author of the best-selling series “Conversations with God,” recently posted a personal Christmas essay on the spiritual Web site Beliefnet.com that was nearly identical to a 10-year-old article originally published by a … Continue reading

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New Biography Of Rabbi Meir Kahane

Here’s my essay on a previous biography of Kahane. From haaretz.com: Nearly two decades after his murder, Meir Kahane’s wife has written a biography of the controversial rabbi and rabble-rouser – or rather its first volume. Her love and admiration … Continue reading

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