Tweet much?  That’s not a question anyone would have asked you ten years ago.  That was back in the good old days when a simple e-mail was the prime means of communication.  Of course, even then texting was emerging as the rage.  Texting is something I started doing a few years ago, after I finally […]

Do the ends always justify the means?  That question is prominent in many military decisions in times of war, but it also can be relevant in far more personal terms when individuals feel compelled to turn on their own moral principles.  And in the most extreme circumstances, it can result in illegal conduct by those […]

              Genocide (n.) – The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. -UN Convention, Article II If you’ve been following the coverage for the last week or so, you know that April 24 is the date Armenians mark as the centennial of the start of […]

It hardly came as a surprise when Hillary Clinton announced (via a web posting) that she is all-in for the 2016 presidential election.  Nor is it particularly difficult to envision her having the Democratic Party’s nomination wrapped up by this time next year.  Yes, she will have token opposition (Maryland’s Governor, Martin O’Malley, for one, […]