Massive earthquake hits Japan, triggering tsunami, ‘nuclear emergency’ declared
A magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan’s northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland and prompting a “nuclear emergency.”...
View ArticleIs a nuclear meltdown underway at Japan’s Fukushima plant? [Updated]
Compounding the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in Japan are fears of an impending nuclear disaster. According to the New York Times, “An explosion at a nuclear power plant in northern Japan on...
View ArticleOn Human Violence – the Norway Massacre
The dreadful events in Norway are yet another graphic illustration of the centrality of violence to modern life. Following is an essay I wrote arguing that there is something qualitatively worse about...
View ArticleFearing death and facing death on September 11, 2001
On the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, tributes and remembrances abound, as they should. We learn by remembering. And we honor the fallen. Every New Yorker has a story to tell about that day. My...
View ArticleMogadishu Blast Kills Over 60
Here’s the latest: A truck bomb killed at least 65 people at government buildings in the heart of Somalia’s capital on Tuesday, an ambulance worker said, and al Shabaab insurgents claimed...
View ArticleI Was A Refugee From the Middle East and America Saved Me
I love America. I love America because it afforded me the opportunity to start a new life when my old life fell apart in a torrent of bombs and bullets. I’m the son of a Lebanese father and an American...
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