The Radical Notion that Women Experience War Too
His Holiness in Newark
Our very own Jo Piazza writes for the WSJ on the Dalai Lama’s visit to New Jersey for the Peace Education Summit.
Seventh-grader Mahishan Gnanaseharan wanted to look sharp to meet his Holiness the Dalai Lama on Friday morning at the Newark Performing Arts Center. He spent more than two hours shopping for a pinstriped suit at Kohl’s, but even new clothes couldn’t calm his nerves before the meeting.
“It was intimidating but exciting at the same time,” Gnanaseharan, 13 years old, said. The Dalai Lama calmed him down by whispering in his ear, “Keep speaking against violence. Good job,” while shaking his hand.
“His hands are large. It was a really embracing handshake,” Gnanaseharan said.
Tough on Terrorism
Howard Fineman gets off on the new military brute, brain and brawn of Democrats:
“By calmly and meticulously overseeing the successful targeting of Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama just proved himself — vividly, in almost Biblical terms — to be an effective commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the United States.” Continue Reading →
Empire Dump
Tim Nafziger at The Mennonite thinks the Wikileaks cable dump is “cutting edge peacemaking” and a “creative challenge to empire.” Continue Reading →