A COSMOPOLITAN LAWYER: JUST SOME READINGS I HAVE ENJOYED LATELY

First, this blog replaces my previous blog, thecosmoplitanlawyerblogspot.com . Second, unlike that earlier blog, the present one is primarily meant as a record of my readings. It is not meant to suggest that others will be or should be interested in what I read. And third, in a sense, it is a public diary of one who is an alien in his own American culture. A person who feels at home just about anywhere, except in his birthplace . . . America.

Thursday, October 15, 2015

FOOD /QUESTIONS FOR THOUGHT

How could an supposedly educated person, Ben Carson, hold such a view? Do our politicians (Democrats, Republican, U.S.-version of Democratic Socialists, or whatever) believe wecannot, or will not, engage in critical analysis of their statements? Or, is the problem that we have many well-schooled politicians and citizens, but relatively few well-educated ones? Democracy does not work if citizens are not pro-active in educating themselves and being informed. Get an education, and not simply a degree! Ben Caraon is a well-schooled, and ostensibly successful, man; but he is obviously poorly educated if he truly holds the position he asserts.

OPINION | OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR

Ben Carson Is Wrong on Guns and the Holocaust

By ALAN E. STEINWEIS

The Republican presidential candidate's statements about weapons and Germany trivialize history.