Belated celebratory post – Happy Inauguration Day!

I’ve updated another blog, Facebook, Twitter, texted friends, etc. but had not made it over to WordPress yet.  So, congratulations America on our new president! On Monday night, I attended a friend’s President to Resident party, in which we played, “Which unbelievable statement did Bush actually make?” and a game of Memory involving matching up [...]

Notes from an interview with Philippe Sands, author of Torture Team

The other night I was listening to Fresh Air with Terry Gross and caught this interview with Philippe Sands, a professor of law at the University College of London. It’s worth listening to the entire piece. He talks about his book, Torture Team: Rumsfeld’s Memo and the Betrayal of American Values, which was released this [...]

We will not be silent

I initially read about the incident mentioned below on the blog of a friend who knows Raed Jarrar.  Here is Raed’s initial blog post about the event in August 2006. NEW YORK (AFP) – An airline passenger forced to cover his T-shirt because it displayed Arabic script has been awarded 240,000 dollars in compensation, campaigners [...]

Dear The Right, this is what happens when you make abortion inaccessible.

(And aside from fears of damaging side effects taking place without the oversight of medical personnel, I don’t think it’s a half-bad option.) For Privacy’s Sake, Taking Risks to End Pregnancy By JENNIFER 8. LEE and CARA BUCKLEY, The New York Times, January 5, 2009 Amalia Dominguez was 18 and desperate and knew exactly what [...]