Time charges its toll— & it adds up You only get so many drives across the Golden Gate so many times on its stately grounds & his was an exhausting performance every time out the black Elvis—or was it Elvis who was the white… more »

Paul Krugman reminds us that the need in health care reform demands some boldness on the part of Obama and the Dems. The idea that this public option could succeed is what is scaring the pants off the Republicans. And Obama should forget the AMA which is… more »

I figured I’d be nice Strum first And listen to what you said Learn a few chords And practice fingering until I could get a smile and Then work my way up to Some harmonies. That was the plan. Within a few weeks I would be able to play Somethin… more »

Let me ask you this, Bob, (Not his real name) Have you considered And I think this is Really an important point Bob the safety issue For your family, I mean And you, of course, Since you do most And your wife too She does a lot With the kids… more »

I would have left The stars disorganized Strewn Bizarre Unconstellated As if bottles of light Were freshly shattered Every night Then swept Into a sun At dawn. I would have left fruits To make their own way Each one with its very own nam… more »

The poem in progress: Not complete Nor entirely incomplete Paused, It has All the quick in check Still as cat. The poem in progress Chisels a stubborn blur Flake by falling flake For one clear Look at the prey. It is not Intended for… more »

I’ve saved a lot of moments in my life when I just kept my mouth shut, and there are plenty of others I could have saved. Right now the country should try it. The chorus of idiots jumping up and down and demanding that the President speak out on the Ir… more »

Harrowing events in Iran, including the killing of the young woman, Neda, strike everyone as dire and needing a response. But the protestors have no army, and the realpolitik pundits are talking about the limits of outrage. This piece in today Wa Post fr… more »

The situation in Iran, given the repressions well known in the past, is really amazingly out of control. People seem convinced that the vote was rigged and the protesters seem to be defying all resistance and scrambling to keep their outrage on the stree… more »

Paul Krugman in today's NY Times analyzes the confluence of right wing extremism, politicians and media, as exemplified by the killing of Dr. Tiller and the white supremacist shooting up the Holocaust Museum in DC. There is a crude noisy conspiracy rant… more »

It was an extraordinary moment of historical memory this morning: Barack Obama and Elie Wiesel at Buchenwald, the German Chancellor Merkel behind them, and a kind of deep groan of remembrance for the evils of the death camp, as well as acknowledgement th… more »