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Economist.com | The European Union In central Europe, as in much of the world, knowledge of English has become a basic skill of modern life comparable with the ability to drive a car or use a personal computer. It would be too easy to say how this phenomenon is bad. After all, we have the … Continue reading The value of speech
Until I temporarily “lost” my blog due to a hosting change this week, I hadn’t fully realized how important it had become in my life. To be able to speak as I wanted wasn’t very allowed when I was a child, lo these many years ago. Most of my life has been spent as an … Continue reading the blog
From NEWS of the WEIRD: In 1999, a federal judge in Syracuse, N.Y., rejected another in a series of lawsuits by Donald Drusky of East McKeesport, Pa., in his 30-year battle against USX Corp. for ruining his life by firing him in 1968. Furthermore, Drusky sued “God … the sovereign ruler of the universe” for … Continue reading Words of One Syllable Dept.
The Israeli Ambassador’s response to the UN’s resolution on the fence, from Aish.com. Mr. President, For years, if not decades, this Assembly has entertained the Palestinian representative’s attempts to manufacture a virtual reality. An alternate world in which there is but one victim and one villain, in which there are Palestinian rights but no Palestinian … Continue reading The Israeli Ambassador's response, in full
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