Keeping politics in perspective
History was made in the United States Tuesday with the election of Barack Obama as our 44th president. For the last couple of days, I’ve tried writing about any number of topics related to Election... More »
History was made in the United States Tuesday with the election of Barack Obama as our 44th president. For the last couple of days, I’ve tried writing about any number of topics related to Election... More »
Clipped from my blog: http://www.dharmamonkey.com/wp Last Thursday night, standing in a neighborhood bar with friends, I rode the once-in-a-generation highs elicited by Barack Obama’s acceptance speech. It was a moment that finally opened my eyes... More »
With the Summer Olympics now upon us, I’ve turned the question of Tibet over in my mind a hundred times, trying to reconcile the grievous actions taken there by the Chinese Communists with the fact... More »
Politics and the political system are a way of life in the United States. As a Buddhist who struggles every day to walk the Middle Path, I have to accept that fact that my actions... More »
Assume a sweeping, almost radical political movement were to take hold in this country. What would it look like? And what would it feel like? What if tomorrow, people in America decided that this nation... More »
From New York Times op-ed columnist Roger Cohen comes this look at American politics from a European perspective. My own take: the separation of church and state is a necessity that our nation is sorely... More »