12/8/11 To my student, I’m glad you had a good time over Thanksgiving with your parents, yet I’m not surprised you have received a letter from your father. I don’t know the details of your father’s letter, but I do … Continue reading
Category Archives: Society
American Health Care 3/13/2010 Scottsdale AZ Many Americans think their system of healthcare is the greatest in the world. I disagree. It’s a system that fails miserably because it fails to look after all of its citizens in a reasonable … Continue reading
4/28/11 Dear Radhika, When I heard that you had been selected for Berkeley and that you had elected to attend this school, I was delighted. Berkeley is a top school, not because some rating agency says so, but because of … Continue reading
My plan for this week is to spend my time in the desert doing nothing, absolutely nothing. I will turn off my cell phone, I will close my email program, I will turn off my instant messages services and do … Continue reading
This week I made two new posts. After posting these installments I felt uncomfortable. Am I publishing information that is too personal? I am making myself naked before the world? In the past I have written only academic and technical … Continue reading
Anna, during a recent trip into Mexico to perform a wedding, I found myself at a posh resort hotel with a 150 people who were there exclusively to enjoy. I was there to work, they were there to party. On … Continue reading
The most fearful thing is to live without fear. It is out of fear that we willingly place ourselves under the power of others. It is out of fear that we relinquish our natural rights, and it is out of … Continue reading
August 25, 2010 You are, of course, aware of the huge controversy unfolding in this country regarding Islam in America. Certain Muslim groups in New York City are proposing to build an Islamic Centre including a Mosque at the site … Continue reading
March 3, 2010 Dear Mr. President, I met a lady two days ago in Los Angeles whose husband works for NASA. Some weeks ago you announced a new space policy for this country and I understood that you are canceling … Continue reading
Thursday, December 7, 2006 9:21:02 PM Growing up as a teenager I watched the Vietnam War on television. Night after night I witnessed the carnage of our American brothers. In those days I lived in Canada, so I was in … Continue reading