Author Archives: MZR

Posted on Jun 10, 2010 By David Sirota For those who are not (yet) heartless cynics or emotionless Ayn Rand acolytes, the now-famous photographs of sludge-soaked pelicans on the Gulf Coast are painful to behold. It’s those hollow pupils peeking out of … Continue reading →

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment. John Wooden Ability is a poor man’s wealth. John Wooden Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then. … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES — John Wooden, college basketball’s gentlemanly Wizard of Westwood who built one of the greatest dynasties in all of sports at UCLA and became one of the most revered coaches ever, has died. He was 99. The university … Continue reading →

Posted on May 21, 2010 By Stuart Whatley This essay originally appeared in The Huffington Post. My mother used to have a cat that wasn’t declawed. As such, most of the plushier furniture items around the house inevitably ended up shredded. She … Continue reading →

The Story of an Angry Voter By DAVID BROOKS Published: May 20, 2010 Let’s imagine a character named Ben. A couple of decades ago, Ben went to high school. It wasn’t easy. His parents were splitting up. His friends would … Continue reading →

 by Chris hedges  May 17, 2010 Cultures that do not recognize that human life and the natural world have a sacred dimension, an intrinsic value beyond monetary value, cannibalize themselves until they die. They ruthlessly exploit the natural world and … Continue reading →

Life is not a race from birth to death.  Tragically this is not realized until we reach a point when the clock continues to click at a noticably faster pace each and every day. And we try everything in our … Continue reading →

by Chris Hedges May 10, 2010 from TruthDig It is hard to muster much sympathy over the implosion of the Catholic Church, traditional Protestant denominations or Jewish synagogues. These institutions were passive as the Christian right, which peddles magical thinking … Continue reading →

1. “If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” 2. “It isn’t what you do, but how you do it.” 3. “Things turn out best for the people who make … Continue reading →

One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver … Continue reading →