Copyright 2012 Herbert I. London Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:40:02 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Herbert I. London :: Writings http://www.herblondon.org herb@hudson.org (Herbert I. London) webmaster@pundicity.com en-us http://www.herblondon.org/10874/vanishing-western-tradition Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST It is astonishing that those in the West are living through the near extinction of their civilization. For students in the Academy today, the Western Civilization history course, virtually a standard curriculum offering 30 years ago, has disappeared.... http://www.herblondon.org/10766/israel-existential-threat Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EST For a variety of reasons, including a misguided infatuation with soft power, neither the United States nor Israel has exercised the legitimate right of anticipatory, or pre-emptive, self defense against Iran. As a result, Iran's entry into the nuclear... http://www.herblondon.org/10663/anarchy-ideal Tue, 8 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EST The Occupy Wall Street demonstrators are no longer merely residents of Zuccotti Park; they have converted themselves into roving bands restricting traffic on Broadway and Church Street, and are occupying nearby buildings. Yet the city authorities turn... http://www.herblondon.org/10625/israel-just-war-theory Wed, 2 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EST Now that a trade of more than one thousand convicted terrorists for one Israeli soldier has been transacted, it should be clear to any of the skeptics which side in the Middle East puts the greatest premium on life. Similarly, it should be noted from... http://www.herblondon.org/10585/iraq-withdrawal Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:00:00 EST It is simplistic to assume that if we walk away from a conflict our enemies will do the same Ironically, after spending our treasure and the blood of our soldiers to create the only working Arab democracy in the Middle East, Iraq's future is now... http://www.herblondon.org/10556/woodstock-in-new-york Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:00:00 EST The Wall Street demonstrators have managed to capture the attention of people across the globe. For some, this is the Arab Street transplanted to the USA. For others, it is the anti-capitalist sentiment exemplified by the Obama administration. However,... http://www.herblondon.org/10517/high-flyer-students Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:00:00 EST The Thomas Fordham Institute released the results of a study September 19, entitled "Do High Flyers Maintain Their Altitude? Performance Trends of Top Students." This is among the first studies to examine the performance of America's highest achieving... http://www.herblondon.org/10451/israel-us-2011 Tue, 4 Oct 2011 09:00:00 EST There is little doubt that Israel looks to the United States for support. It is somewhat like the picked on younger brother eager to have his older brother come to his aid. For the U.S. and Israel, that has usually been the case, albeit the 1956 war in... http://www.herblondon.org/10438/us-expatriates-taxes Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST Suppose you oppose the tax-and-spend policies of New York State and have decided to leave. Although tax collectors will pursue you and you will have to demonstrate that you spend more than half your time elsewhere, you can relocate. An American citizen... http://www.herblondon.org/10437/manhattan-traffic Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST "What's the easiest way to get across town?" a New York City traffic commissioner was asked in the 1950s. "Be born there," he replied. That flippant retort has even more relevance today. In fact, not only is it difficult to travel across town in... http://www.herblondon.org/10378/us-israel Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST With a vote at the UN this week on Palestinian statehood it is appropriate to ask if the United States will save Israel or will Israel save the United States. After ten days visiting defense installations in Israel and talking to members of the general... http://www.herblondon.org/10333/distrusting-the-common-man Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST If there was one overarching goal of the Marxist project, it was refashioning human nature. Whether in religion or politics, the Marxists argued that an obsession with God and a belief in national identity had to be challenged and defeated. His beliefs... http://www.herblondon.org/10450/thinking-about-9-11 Wed, 7 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST It was a crystal clear September 11, 2001. I was on the 8:30 am shuttle to Washington D.C. The plane I was on hurtled down the La Guardia runway and then suddenly came to a halt. The pilot directed the aircraft back to the gate noting there would not be... http://www.herblondon.org/10216/walls-divide-europe Thu, 1 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST Walls can be used to keep people in and keep people out, as was true of he Berlin Wall erected in 1961 and today of the walls being erected throughout Europe. These contemporary walls operate under the name of "no go" zones, areas that are off limits to... http://www.herblondon.org/10171/the-coming-what Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:00:00 EST In Herman Kahn's book, The Coming Boom published in1982, he argued that despite the double-Digit inflation of the Carter years and the "stagflation" that plagued the period from roughly 1976 to 1981, an economic boom was just over the horizon. As it...