Stunning revelations yesterday about American torture of Iraqi prisoners.
Brig Gen Kimmitt said: “These pictures may reflect the actions of individuals. But, by God, it doesn’t reflect my army. If we can’t hold ourselves up as an example of how to treat people with dignity and respect, we can’t ask that other nations do that to […]

Roughly 14,000 people have died in Iraq over the past year due to the conflict. Roughly 11,000 people were murdered in the United States last year. Roughly 43,000 Americans died in automobile accidents last year. More than 1.3 million children were killed by abortion in the U.S. last year, and more than […]

I attended a luncheon today as part of Elon’s Legends of Business series. The speaker was Bud Baker, former CEO of Wachovia. Among his insights:
- The middle class is doing significantly better than is being reported. Baker claims the financial numbers for the middle class (income, assets, buying power, etc.) are skewed […]

Great Newsday article about Harvard’s proposed curriculum overhaul (emphasis mine):
Harvard University announced recommendations on Monday for a sweeping overhaul of its curriculum to require undergraduates to study or do research abroad, place a greater emphasis on the sciences and establish a new set of core classes.
William C. Kirby, dean of the faculty of arts […]

I’m still reeling a bit from Pat Tillman’s death and talk of reinstating the draft. Tillman joined the Army in 2002 after rejecting a $3.6 million contract offer from the Arizona Cardinals and became an Army Ranger. Talk of the draft is probably just that - talk.
Can you remember what it was like […]

Reds beat the Braves last night to move to 8-5 and only half a game back from Houston in the division and tied for the 6th best record in baseball. But the Reds’ run differential is only +2 (59 runs scored, 57 runs allowed), which is 13th-best in baseball. Houston’s run differential is […]

Wow. Mark Cuban just doesn’t stop. The more I learn about Cuban the more I like what I see. I also really liked The Apprentice and am looking forward to The Benefactor. I don’t normally quote full posts here, but for Mark Cuban punking The Donald I’ll make an exception:
I like […]