I happened to be an Oncologist. I work hard to measure up to my Patient's expectation and feel great when science and compassionate, humane care go hand in hand. For example curing a young man with Testicular cancer or a young woman with Hodhkin lymphoma. Even prolonging meaningful life makes it all worthwhile.What becomes painful is having to go on with futility when patient expectations are way beyond natural history of diseases or for that matter human experience. Worst is when ... More »

Excellent short premier of modern Egyptian Political history.I wish Mr.Satz had spent a few more words on US role in current politics to yet better define what it should be.What it has been is best summarized as DISASTER.Backing thug ruling elites while professing DEMOCRACY here and abroad,irrespective of GAINS is never hoing to play well in the larger theater of world history and HUMANE progress-be it food or firearms.

We in USA will need to be more and more Objective and Just to all people in the world to stay on top of world hirearchy.It is the very foundation of Americas moral foundation. If a 3000 years old claim has legitimacy-we all Recent Arrivals in USA in last 500 + years better be packing our belongings and had to our European/African and Asian homelands. We better help empty out Australi/NewZealand and untold number of Geographic entitie Human history has userped in recent past 4-5 centuries!!!

It is a good evaluation of the work place scenario. I think it is missing on the essential elements of "Humane" platform. (Wo)Man works to live and not live to work. Newer technologies/economic patterns/arts/industries and sciences make us modify the motions of work BUT work it is. When we work to get on higher rung of career ladder/bigger stock portfolio or faster car we will relinquish a bit more to the newer genera of banker/financier/car manufacturer or "Green Energy ... More »

In my opinion this is a reflections of TV/Cable Media trumping print media.It is sad since Audio?Video reporting that has an immediate impact is NOT immediately reviewable/less often held responsible especially at local levels.

This tragic event is yet one more example of the failure of our highly evolved and technically saavy world to understabd the root causes of flashes and fires.

Problem with Elections based on Tactics v/s Principle is that they backfire.Palestinians elected Hamas in a transparent election process urged on by the West-only to find their choice was no choice-nonconforming Western Ideas of Acceptable Democracy.