Learning from the Organizer in Chief Sheila August 15, 2009 This is interesting. There’s a certain irony here. The 20th century community organizer who used 21st century tools for Read More
The pivot around which everything turns Sheila August 12, 2009 Is leisure. So said Aristotle in Politics, and the this may all sound oddly disjointed in the current cultural climate. Read More
Not NICE Sheila August 9, 2009 The warnings have been there for a while. But they’re more acute now. Like this warning about the rise Read More
The art of leisure Sheila August 7, 2009 In the U.S., we call it vacation. But the root meaning is ‘to vacate’, and I far prefer the Read More
The art of leisure Sheila August 7, 2009 In the U.S., we call it vacation. But the root meaning is ‘to vacate’, and I far prefer the Read More
Truth be told Sheila August 3, 2009 Pope Benedict’s recently released social encyclical is too compelling to sit on the ‘to do’ list of those who Read More
Trial lawyers and reform Sheila August 2, 2009 Now there’s a conversation starter. Funny thing is, talk of reform has left some trial lawyer speechless. No kidding. Read More
Way to go, Lithuania! Sheila August 1, 2009 Last year, it was Ireland who stood up to the EU bloc and said ‘no’ to their ‘progressive’ agenda. I Read More
What was not in the compromise Sheila August 1, 2009 Current news is that one of the House committees has come out of their latest wrangling over the health bill Read More
Historical UN treaty establishes universal right to Sheila July 31, 2009 No surprise there, to those who have been following the goings-on at the UN. But the forces pressing for international Read More
