Is Obama Black? How many times have we heard this question both during the election and since?  I will grant you that the question can seem pretty silly when we can see his picture almost everywhere we look.  Beyond the obvious, perhaps there is something to this that could bear...

What would you think if you read an article which described a situation with words like “slashing”, “catapulting”, ”bolted”, ”hitting” and “carnage”?   People are “fighting for their survival.” The situation is “deteriorating at an alarmingly rapid clip.” ...

I watched some of the coverage of the terror attacks in Mumbai, India over the last several days.  As is always the case in situations like this, I am appalled by the brutality that humans are able to inflict on other humans.  For as long as I live, I will never understand it. ...