I was reading a book of essays by Albert Einstein the other day (full report about that some other time), and, in these times of the “war on terrorism”, as the American propaganda machine is calling it, I came across these thoughts about the military by Albert Einstein, in the midst of a rant about […]

Last night I attended a friend’s birthday gathering. He billed it as “a celebration of the anniversary of my exile from the womb”.
It was hot as hell, as summers here tend to be, but I was among friends and sharing good conversation.
But it reminded me of another night when I was hanging with him […]