Adam Blatner

Forgive me, but this is a pro-Obama piece in the run-up to the 2008 presidential election. Still, it presents some interesting perspectives that haven’t sufficiently been addressed in the news: One of the major elements in actual political life involves the choice by the winning politician—especially in the election of a United States President—of members […]

Here we are at the peak of the controversy whether to okay the Bush Administration’s proposal for a 700 Billion Dollar Bail-Out. It’s a conundrum, indeed, as it is possible that if we don’t keep up the general level of confidence, banks will tighten credit so much that we’ll plunge ourselves into a depression. But […]

Recently John McCain, the Republican candidate for the Presidency, responded to controversy about Bush’s proposed 700 Billion Dollar rescue package by saying, “Let’s not play the blame game.” I was intrigued, because in many situations, especially in dealing with family conflict and other situations, it is indeed unwise and not productive to engage in simplistic […]

In the August 2008 Esquire, they have a section called “What it feels like…” and they run interesting different kinds of experiences—crashing a motorcycle, having an airplane fall on your home, etc. This time, on page 76, a truly horrifying report: What it feels like to be a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay, where the young […]

Today I heard on the news that both McCain and Obama separately have been talking up the idea encouraging people to become involved in giving to the community. It’s a good idea, but it needs a wave of positive emotion from the youth of America, and only Obama is really engaging the youth in a […]