ydoethur - Probably both, but i meant a black guy who was single. (In many small Western towns in the United States, match making is one of the favorite past times, especially among women.) (My apolo… (View Post)

Back to the topic (if you will excuse me). First, thanks much to Mr. Gower for tackling this difficult subject, and providing so much information. (I have long thought that, whoever said that "d… (View Post)

Let me add one more reason to admire Archbishop Desmond Tutu. When Barack Obama became president, he contemplated changes in Bush's PEPFAR program. Tutu publicly opposed the changes, and Obama d… (View Post)

I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a happy -- and healthy -- New Year. (View Post)

The number of government levels appropriate in a democracy is an interesting theoretical problem -- to which I have no definitive answer. (Those interested in such theoretical questions might want to… (View Post)