David C Anderson Let me start with a truism. At two extremes of humanity lie good people and bad people. There are also mixtures of both, and stupid people who just believe what they read in the papers. The same goes for institutions, and professions. But even within a good institution or profession or organisation […]
The Tragedy of Meredith Kercher
“We make our fervent pleas for the high road of justice, and then we tread unflinchingly the low road of injustice. This strange dichotomy, this agonising gulf between the ought and the is, represents that tragic theme of man’s earthly pilgrimage.” – Martin Luther King Jr. The worst fate that can befall anyone is […]
Will Professor Lawrence Schiffman Become the Next Chancellor of Yeshiva University?
Recently, news has been trickling out that Rabbi Norman Lamm, the powerful former president of Yeshiva University, has resigned from the post he held as chancellor of that institution over the past decade. According to some reports, Lamm has been suffering from health problems for several years. In his resignation letter, written with help from his family, Lamm expresses regret for concealing certain allegations of sex abuse at Yeshiva—allegations […]
Amanda Knox, Raffaele Sollecito and the Chamber of Horrors
How and why the Italian Supreme Court got it wrong “It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.” – J K Rowling Trial of the century On September 30th the eyes of the world will be on Florence for round four of the trial of the century following […]
A Slow Motion Striptease In France
Slow Motion Striptease In France La Trés Grande Affaire Cahuzac Iddhis Bing special to groundreport “What bothers me is that I still have an account open with UBS… The only way to close it is to go there? With an account open there I’m fucked, since UBS is not necessarily the most hidden […]
The Head Pharisee Saul, Becomes The Loyal Apostle Paul
In order to set this article in proper order, one must understand that Saul was the head Pharisee under the High Priest Caiaphas who ordered the execution of Jesus Christ. Saul after Jesus crucifixion and resurrection begins to go about the countryside seeking out, persecuting, and executing any person perceived to be a disciple, a […]