The Day After
Posted By : Benjamin GeizhalsHeal first. Analyze later. More next week.
Politics
Preparation
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals"Be prepared!" Wasn't that one of the basic tenets of the Boy Scouts? What surprised me most about Monday night's debate was the lack of preparation by one candidates. As I was watching, I wondered whether the debate would be used as an example of the importance of preparation.
Polls
Posted By : Benjamin GeizhalsBetween now and November 8th, I am going to learn more about polls than I may ever want to know. Every day there's a new poll and every new poll is accompanied by an analysis of the techniques utilized by the poll. Then some commentator will delve into the bias of the poll. Gone are the simple days of "here are the results and there's a error facto …
Junkie
Posted By : Benjamin GeizhalsEvery four years, Labor Day marks the 'beginning' of the presidential election campaign. And every four years, two types of people emerge -- those addicted to the election news and those who purposely avoid the election news. Okay, I admit it. I'm addicted. I have become an election news junkie. I not only watch CNN whenever I can, I listen to CNN …
Voter Turn-Out
Posted By : Benjamin GeizhalsThere’s a first for everything. When I voted in the congressional primary on Tuesday morning, I was the first ballot in my electoral district. At least the volunteers at the polling place had not been waiting in vain. I made their day. But it really wasn't good. I arrived at around 9:00 a.m. And the polls had been open for three hours. It was c …
The Primary
Posted By : Benjamin GeizhalsI can't remember a presidential primary in New York that made a difference. Usually, the nomination is decided well before the New York primary. Not this year. We're actually getting the TV ads, the campaigning, the candidates, even a debate in Brooklyn! I have a premonition, perhaps a concern, that New York will make a difference. We will look bac …
FBI and Apple
Posted By : Benjamin GeizhalsI am pleased by the outcome of the Apple case -- when the FBI sought to compel Apple to assist in breaking into the iPhone of the San Bernardino terrorists. Although I was leaning toward upholding privacy even in the face of national security, I was not completely comfortable with the prospect of a Judge deciding and establishing a rule of law betw …
A Bronze Reminder
Posted By : Benjamin GeizhalsThe refugee crisis is on everyone’s mind. Discussed. Debated. The topic brings out the best, and the worst. Recently, Flo and I were at the Public Theatre on Lafayette Street. There’s a plaque on the building: “This plaque is dedicated to HIAS, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, which occupied this building from 1921 to 1965. As the international m …
Lockers
Posted By : Benjamin GeizhalsIt was several years ago. We had a few days left in Italy before our return flight to New York when we got a phone call from the airline that an airport strike was planned for noon the next day and we could catch an early flight to Paris. That would leave us with the whole day in Paris before our evening flight back to New York. We had it all p …
Ransom
Posted By : Benjamin GeizhalsMy heart goes out to the family of Kayla Mueller. I am not sure that I can add anything to the story of her idealistic journey that brought her into captivity and death at he hands of ISIL. When I think of Kayla and her family -- when all this is seen through the eyes of parents -- the question of ransom cannot be far behind. The President is being …
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