It had been assumed by many that with the end of the Cold War barbarism would have been a condition civilized people had left behind, a relic of a bygone era. But like so many predictions of contemporary society, this…
In the aftermath of 9/11 patriotic sentiment was in the air. On a visit to the destruction at the World Trade Center site, some people asked if I would hold hands and sing “God Bless America.” Tears rolled down my…
“Going, going, gone” is an expression used by announcers describing a home run ball. Recently it has also come to define manufacturing job losses in the United States. For over 37 consecutive months, manufacturing jobs have hemorrhaged. The total number…