World Savers

For some reason, I have always felt that when it comes time to look for a world-saver, hated minorities are the way to go. For some reason, it is the underdog, the excluded or little regarded that history tells us will save the day, time and time again. This may be just because God loves [...]

Barney Dissected

Through a strange series of curious coincidences, I found myself watching a two-hour festival of the Hebrew version of Barney (yes, there is a Hebrew version…same Barney, different kids – usually one Sephardi Israeli, one Russian, one Ethiopian and one Arab) with my 8 year old son this weekend (his last weekend before the iron [...]

Another Flawed Prometheus

Charles Lindbergh has always been a curiosity to me. In so many ways he sums up what is good and bad in modern mad. A hero, an innovator, a man of sharp mind and great courage, while at the same time a  martinet overwhelmed by feelings of personal and racial superiority and a tendency to [...]