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Strauss-Kahn Case Seen as in Jeopardy
The case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn is on the verge of collapse as investigators have uncovered major holes in the credibility of the housekeeper who charged that he attacked her in a Manhattan hotel in May.Her testimony is not part of the case. He would be on trial if she were dead by another hand. -
To the Limit
It isn’t at all unthinkable that the battle to raise the federal debt ceiling could end in failure.The shut-down would be viewed as a win by the Republican party. -
Strauss-Kahn Case Seen as in Jeopardy
Investigators have uncovered major holes in the credibility of the housekeeper who charged that Dominique Strauss-Kahn attacked her in his Manhattan hotel suite in May.Her credibility does not enter into this case. -
Ethics, Politics and the Law
The Supreme Court must address doubts about its legitimacy as guardian of the rule of law.It cannot. The Congress must do its duty. -
Another Area Girds for Revolt as Sudan Approaches a Split
Despite an agreement signed only days ago to bring peace to central Sudan, the country seems to be sliding inexorably toward war.Oil. -
Plan Issued to Save Northern Spotted Owl
Twenty years after the northern spotted owl was listed as a threatened species, the federal government offered a plan to prevent the bird from going extinct.Trying and failing will please me.Trying and succeeding will please me more. -
Smells Like School Spirit
Between Diane Ravitch and the education reformers lies a middle way, one which keeps the tests, but places them in the service of a clear mission.The passion is not David Brooks' passion. -
Chávez Says Cancerous Tumor Was Removed in Cuba
President Hugo Chávez acknowledged that he was battling cancer in a surprising address on state television in Venezuela.A death watch. -
Hackers Disable Orlando Web Sites
The hacker group Anonymous disabled several Web sites as punishment for the city’s arrests of people who help feed the homeless.Doubly wrong. -
Cuomo Will Seek to Lift Drilling Ban
The decision would allow the controversial technology for extracting natural gas from shale in some parts of the state, according to people briefed on the discussions.We will regret this if it happens.
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Dan Savage on the Virtues of Infidelity
Scandals be damned. The goal of marriage, argues Dan Savage — devoted husband, proud father, sex columnist — should be stability, not monogamy.I LOVE YOU. Sooner is better. - - - - As soon as you can is best. -
Local Laws Fighting Fat Under Siege
At the behest of restaurateurs, state legislatures are passing laws that override local antiobesity ordinances.The undertakers must lack for business. -
News of Turnaround in Dominique Strauss-Kahn Case Stuns France
The possible collapse of sexual assault charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn hit France on Friday morning like a whirlwind.Astonished and shocked. Stunned is not the proper descriptor. -
Why Did Wild Nail Polish Go Mainstream? - Room for Debate
The neon green and copper metallic you see at the office is not going away. What happened to women's ideas about beauty?Repulsion is easier and better understood than attraction. -
After Final Bid to Reach Deal Fails, N.B.A. Heads for a Shutdown
Commissioner David Stern was expected to impose a lockout at midnight Thursday after negotiators for the owners and the players union could not reach a new labor agreement.If the games are not played there is no money for anyone. Change the owners. -
Strauss-Kahn Case Seen as in Jeopardy
I am amazed at the number of people who know the truth about this case on the basis of the few scant facts and unofficial reports concerning DNA evidence, etc. Nevertheless, I believe it might help to note the perhaps less than obvious: the issue of the accuser's credibility in the past is at the heart of the case, not because rape cases can be matters of he said/ she said, but because it opens the possibility that possibly guided by others, she could have set DSK for a shakedown. as lawyer allan dershowitz noted elsewhere about this case: settling it as a civil rather than a criminal case, with the complainant getting an award of $1 million rather than an unfulfilled claim of $10 million if DSK were found criminally guilty would save both sides time and get the woman some money. A $1 million settlement, even less lawyer's fees and pay off to her backers would certainly brighten the woman's future. It is the possibility of this being the accuser's strategy that the DA's office is now being forced to consider. whether it rushed to judgement or was headline seeking or acted honestly is not its question now. rather if the allegations about the woman's past are true, it has a very good chance of losing the case, no matter how compelling the accuser's testimony sounds to a jury. Because DA's hate losing more than anything -- it is worse than not bringing the case -- as the likelihood of loss looms, the office will increase considering going for an out of court settlement without admission of guilt and some immunity for the accuser, rather than pressing charges. Why is this so hard to understand, The ideals of justice and a search for truth are just two inputs, though very important ones, to the practices of the criminal justice system.An argument by a defence attorney with a guilty client. -
Practicing Medicine Can Be Grimm Work
Fairy tales helped me understand the suffering of my patients.Human beings have not changed much. -
Chief of Sex Crimes Unit Leaving Manhattan District Attorney’s Office
Lisa Friel, the chief of the Manhattan district attorney’s sex crimes unit, is leaving that post as the office handles one of its biggest cases ever: the prosecution of Dominique Strauss-Kahn.There was one person that could not be bought. -
Medicare Will Continue to Cover Expensive Cancer Drugs
Drugs for prostate and breast cancer will still be covered by Medicare, despite their high costs and recent debate about the effectiveness of one.No shock here. -
Timothy F. Geithner Remaining Treasury Secretary for Now
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said Thursday that he planned to stay in his job “for the foreseeable future.”I suspect him of very bad advice. I wonder if he can be tried for treason.
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Strauss-Kahn Case Seen as in Jeopardy
The case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn is on the verge of collapse as investigators have uncovered major holes in the credibility of the housekeeper who charged that he attacked her in a Manhattan hotel in May.Not if there is an honest person in the legal system. -
To the Limit
It isn’t at all unthinkable that the battle to raise the federal debt ceiling could end in failure.But it would not make me happy.It would be a win in the Republican mind. -
Ethics, Politics and the Law
The Supreme Court must address doubts about its legitimacy as guardian of the rule of law.The questions should never have arisen. Impeaching the lot of them would help. Who is to serve as the judge of the law? -
Smells Like School Spirit
Between Diane Ravitch and the education reformers lies a middle way, one which keeps the tests, but places them in the service of a clear mission.David Brooks objection is the passion is not his. -
Hackers Disable Orlando Web Sites
The hacker group Anonymous disabled several Web sites as punishment for the city’s arrests of people who help feed the homeless.Neither action is permissible. -
News of Turnaround in Strauss-Kahn Case Stuns France
The possible collapse of sexual assault charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn hit France on Friday morning like a whirlwind.The only way it should do that is shocked disbelief at the corruption indicated. -
Another Area Girds for Revolt as Sudan Approaches a Split
Despite an agreement signed only days ago to bring peace to central Sudan, the country seems to be sliding inexorably toward war.This is just ugly. Removing Khartoum is not allowed but the thought appeals. -
Dominique Strauss-Kahn Is Released From House Arrest
In a court hearing Friday, prosecutors acknowledged that there were serious problems with the credibility of the hotel housekeeper who said that Dominique Strauss-Kahn attacked her.There is physical evidence.We may have to impeach the entire system. -
For Some With Autism, Jobs to Match Their Talents
A really good idea.
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Local Laws Fighting Fat Under Siege
At the behest of restaurateurs, state legislatures are passing laws that override local antiobesity ordinances.Early death must be beneficial.
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Cuomo Will Seek to Lift Drilling Ban
The decision would allow the controversial technology for extracting natural gas from shale in some parts of the state, according to people briefed on the discussions.If it happens it will be regretted by most. -
Practicing Medicine Can Be Grimm Work
Fairy tales helped me understand the suffering of my patients.People have not changed much. We see the same plots again and again. -
Minnesota Government Shuts in Budget Fight
Minnesota began what is expected to become the broadest shutdown of state services in its history early Friday, after a divided government failed to agree on how to solve the state’s budget woes.The shut down is a win to the Republicans. Count the ballots very carefully in the next election. Bring in all the registered voters. -
Boeing Dispute Becomes Political Football in South Carolina
The challenge to a new Boeing plant in North Charleston by a union in Seattle has turned into a political firefight between the foes and partisans of organized labor.A slave revolt led from outside would seem intolerable. -
Chávez Says Cancerous Tumor Was Removed in Cuba
President Hugo Chávez acknowledged that he was battling cancer in a surprising address on state television in Venezuela.Revolution brings revolution. Political business as usual. -
Mobile Phone Roaming Charges Set to Drop in Europe
The per minute charge for making a voice call in the European Union is to fall on Friday to 35 cents a minute from 39 cents, and to 11 cents from 15 cents for receiving a call.There are really good reasons to use Skype. The protocol is there and it is a peer to peer system. These charges are orphaned but may not know it yet. -
Plan Issued to Save Northern Spotted Owl
Twenty years after the northern spotted owl was listed as a threatened species, the federal government offered a plan to prevent the bird from going extinct.It will not hurt me to try and it will please me to have tried.Not all forests should be lumber."Who knows, the horse may learn to sing hymns." -
Germany Ends Military Conscription, and an Era
Some wonder whether the German army will be disproportionately made up of volunteers from the east, reflecting an economic divide dating to unification.Let the other tradition dominate! -
Noises of New York - City’s Racket Can Be Restorative
New York noise, from the dawn chorus of the garbage trucks to the basso continuo of the traffic, can be restorative.Not my choice. -
Strauss-Kahn Case Seen as in Jeopardy
I am amazed at the number of people who know the truth about this case on the basis of the few scant facts and unofficial reports concerning DNA evidence, etc. Nevertheless, I believe it might help to note the perhaps less than obvious: the issue of the accuser's credibility in the past is at the heart of the case, not because rape cases can be matters of he said/ she said, but because it opens the possibility that possibly guided by others, she could have set DSK for a shakedown. as lawyer allan dershowitz noted elsewhere about this case: settling it as a civil rather than a criminal case, with the complainant getting an award of $1 million rather than an unfulfilled claim of $10 million if DSK were found criminally guilty would save both sides time and get the woman some money. A $1 million settlement, even less lawyer's fees and pay off to her backers would certainly brighten the woman's future. It is the possibility of this being the accuser's strategy that the DA's office is now being forced to consider. whether it rushed to judgement or was headline seeking or acted honestly is not its question now. rather if the allegations about the woman's past are true, it has a very good chance of losing the case, no matter how compelling the accuser's testimony sounds to a jury. Because DA's hate losing more than anything -- it is worse than not bringing the case -- as the likelihood of loss looms, the office will increase considering going for an out of court settlement without admission of guilt and some immunity for the accuser, rather than pressing charges. Why is this so hard to understand, The ideals of justice and a search for truth are just two inputs, though very important ones, to the practices of the criminal justice system.
Hush money?
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Strauss-Kahn Case Seen as in Jeopardy
The case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn is on the verge of collapse as investigators have uncovered major holes in the credibility of the housekeeper who charged that he attacked her in a Manhattan hotel in May.This is corrupt. -
To the Limit
It isn’t at all unthinkable that the battle to raise the federal debt ceiling could end in failure.Sampson did not survive. -
Dominique Strauss-Kahn Is Released From House Arrest
In a court hearing Friday, prosecutors acknowledged that there were serious problems with the credibility of the hotel housekeeper who said that Dominique Strauss-Kahn attacked her.Her credibility is not a question. He is on trial for his actions. They are established by the physical evidence. -
Smells Like School Spirit
Between Diane Ravitch and the education reformers lies a middle way, one which keeps the tests, but places them in the service of a clear mission."He smiles and smiles and is yet a villain."David Brooks Points to the necessity of passion and damns it if it is not his. -
Ethics, Politics and the Law
The Supreme Court must address doubts about its legitimacy as guardian of the rule of law.Since Richard Nixon the project of the right has been the quiet destruction of the federal government. This looks like another step toward that goal. No voluntary code would be trusted. No involuntary code is possible. The question should never have arisen.I did not think that I would ever call for impeachments. The trials in the senate will not be fun. Who will be the judge of the law? -
For Some With Autism, Jobs to Match Their Talents
I wish these people every success. They have a good idea.
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Hackers Disable Orlando Web Sites
The hacker group Anonymous disabled several Web sites as punishment for the city’s arrests of people who help feed the homeless.Virtual assault is not virtuous. Neither are anti-charitable actions.There is a real need for a nanny. -
News of Turnaround in Strauss-Kahn Case Stuns France
The possible collapse of sexual assault charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn hit France on Friday morning like a whirlwind.The problem is that he is guilty. We are not properly concerned with her extracurricular activities. Rape is not part of her job description. -
Practicing Medicine Can Be Grimm Work
Fairy tales helped me understand the suffering of my patients.Somewhere in my education I heard that there are only sixty four plots possible. The number seems doubtful but the thought is right. Most of literature is presentation. -
Local Laws Fighting Fat Under Siege
At the behest of restaurateurs, state legislatures are passing laws that override local antiobesity ordinances.Is early death a cost or a benefit?This is government health care and cost control.
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Another Area Girds for Revolt as Sudan Approaches a Split
Despite an agreement signed only days ago to bring peace to central Sudan, the country seems to be sliding inexorably toward war.Whose oil is it anyway?-
Boeing Dispute Becomes Political Football in South Carolina
The challenge to a new Boeing plant in South Carolina by a union in Seattle has turned into a political firefight between the foes and partisans of organized labor.Let's have many more of them. Winning is important. -
Fichiers Zynga pour 1 milliard de dollars IPO
With real-world profit and an inexhaustible supply of virtual cows, Zynga is gunning for a blockbuster debut on the public markets.Organic soil treatment and fertilizer. Virtual, not virtuous. -
Dan Savage on the Virtues of Infidelity
Scandals be damned. The goal of marriage, argues Dan Savage — devoted husband, proud father, sex columnist — should be stability, not monogamy.- - - I LOVE YOU - - - -
Noises of New York - City’s Racket Can Be Restorative
New York noise, from the dawn chorus of the garbage trucks to the basso continuo of the traffic, can be restorative.Just call it seven and a half minutes. -
Cuomo Will Seek to Lift Drilling Ban
The decision would allow the controversial technology for extracting natural gas from shale in some parts of the state, according to people briefed on the discussions. The landowners will love it. Everyone will import food. -
Björk’s ‘Biophilia’ at the Manchester International Festival
For her latest venture, “Biophilia,” Björk has brought together recording-studio collaborators, instrument makers, smartphone app designers, scientists and a musicologist.That "music" has not penetrated my consciousness. -
Germany Ends Military Conscription, and an Era
Some wonder whether the German army will be disproportionately made up of volunteers from the east, reflecting an economic divide dating to unification.Conscription has driven German emigration from the beginning.George III hired Hessian conscripts from his cousin. -
Why Did Wild Nail Polish Go Mainstream? - Room for Debate
The neon green and copper metallic you see at the office is not going away. What happened to women's ideas about beauty?They and we learned. One must work hard to be repulsive.Think about Pink Flamingos, the film. -
The Price of Liberty: Weeds
When America won independence, the British left behind a covert occupation force in the shape of its streetwise, opportunistic weeds.Some of them are the grasses and flowers we like.
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