Here is an op-ed piece written by Michael Weiser. In it he discusses the disturbing findings from the Illinois Civic Health Index — a study that tracks civic participation in his native state — which was released last week.
Older and Weiser readers may remember one of our recent posts—“Study Shows Civic Participation Declining in Recession” — about a [...]
Here is a recent comment we received from an Older and Weiser reader. Resolved: “mistakes were made.”
-Blog Editor
In times of crisis, acting dumb or sneaky is a risky strategy
Mistakes were made. Maybe you heard about it. The phrase has been a particular favorite – especially among politicians – for some time now.
President Richard Nixon used [...]
At the urging of a dear friend, Joel Sneider, Julie and I went to see the latest offering from the Coen Brothers, A Serious Man.
I had heard a lot about the film as a parable of the biblical Book of Job and its depiction of 1960s Jewish life in America. At the very least, [...]
With the wedding of our own son still fresh in our minds, Julie and I were touched by the following article that appeared in the “Sunday Styles” section of this week’s New York Times. Written by the father of the groom, it is the story of a young couple serving in Afghanistan who come home [...]
On August 26th, I posted a piece entitled, “No Return.” In it, I commented on the political blunder I believed President Obama made in the Middle East by criticizing Israeli’s policy on West Bank settlements:
“In his passion to establish rapport with the Muslim world, it would seem that The President committed a cardinal political error: [...]