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I’ve long celebrated every step women take towards integrating professions traditionally reserved for men — from cracking political glass ceilings to becoming indispensable stewards of state. Therefore, I could not be more pleased to celebrate their latest achievement. Not least because it demonstrates that women are just as capable as men of performing in armed… Read more.
I applaud NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg for decreeing this week that, henceforth, the area where the twin towers were destroyed shall no longer be called ‘Ground Zero.’ Instead, it shall revert to its original name, The World Trade Center. But iPINIONS urges him to decree also that, henceforth, the city shall no longer mark this… Read more.
My younger son … he now says that he would like to be black… Black is in. (Larry King on his program Larry King Live, January 21, 2009) As ridiculous and naïve as Larry King’s assertion is, it has merit in the context of American politics. After all, there’s no denying that, but for the… Read more.
I’ve been dismayed over the years by the number of purportedly intelligent and fair-minded white people who have questioned why Coretta Scott King is so revered just because she was married to Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. But whenever I condescended to disabuse them of their ignorance in this respect, I merely sufficed to query… Read more.
Here’s how I imagine Slick Willy reacting to salacious details in this book: I want y’all to listen to me because I’m gonna say this just one more time: I did not have anyone or say anything as reported in that book. Now, I’ve got work to do helping tsunami victims, curing AIDS, and ending… Read more.
