If you don't read anything else this week...

Please read this story about one soldier killed in Iraq and how his death affected everyone who had anything to do with getting his body hom...

40 Years Ago

(An occasional reminiscence on the events of 1968 ) In May, the turmoil continued: On May 2, in France, the university at Nanterre was shut ...

Links potpourri and research update

I haven't posted a research update for a couple weeks as I haven't been collecting links. I am browsing the usual places but haven...

A good day for voting

It's good to be a North Carolina voter today. The couple-mile drive to the polling station at the rural firehouse was in the middle of...

Some good news for a change

A couple of encouraging stories at the New York Times: As Gas Costs Soar, Buyers Flock to Small Cars . Yaris, Fit, and Focus are the big gai...

What happed to feminism?

Back in the '60s, a lot of us really believed that women would control their lives and their sexual power would work for the positive as...

Under the Bus

Joel Achenbach finally puts words to the uncomfortable feeling I've been having about the Obama stories recently. What's with this ...