Month: February 2013

Dolphins and, perhaps, whales are pretty intelligent creatures. In fact, they are so intelligent that some scientists think their consciousness is sufficiently humanlike to justify giving them rights that we don’t even...

All players come together in the Lebanon Project: Bibi Netanyahu and Howard Jonas (IDT Corp. and owner Net2phone sunsidiary in Beirut, Lebanon) – Sharon’s bulldog general in South Lebanon Effi Efraim (settler on...

No, I’m not referring to Oscar winning best film “Argo” directed by Ben Affleck which has gotten months of great publicity. The former Canadian Ambassador lodged a formal complaint in Hollywood for not getting...

He looks like Buddy Holly, but he calls himself Elvis. WTF? What’s on your mind?

I don’t know why academic writing is so bad. It could be that the skills that make you into a decent scholar have little correlation to the skills you need to communicate effectively in writing. Or maybe people try to...