Tag Archives: politics

Words of Love

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Fred Bubbers

Does this work for you: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?Thou are more lovely and more temperateRough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And Summer’s lease hath all too short a date: How about this: How do … Continue reading →

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The Women of Iran

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Fred Bubbers

Neda Agha Soltan 1982-2009 Neda Agha Soltan, an Iranian student, was attending a protest in Tehran today when she was shot in the chest by a Basij militiaman.  Her death was captured in a shocking video that has now been … Continue reading →

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Poem for the Rooftops of Iran

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Fred Bubbers

While her video camera captures a night of rooftop shouting, a woman speaks softly.  I can’t understand her words, but no translation is needed to hear the sound of sadness and despair.  Translated, I hear soulful poetry. Friday, the 19th … Continue reading →

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And here’s to you Mr. Robinson

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Fred Bubbers

I grew up in a three newspaper household. The New York Times, The Daily News, and The Long Island Press.  After The Long Island Press folded, it was replaced by Newsday. I read them every day.  After reading the front … Continue reading →

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A New Birth of Outrage

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Fred Bubbers

“Where’s the outrage?” the virtuous and moral Bill Bennett famously asked in his 1999 book, The Death of Outrage.  Well, outrage is back, but I don’t think it’s what Mr. Bennett had in mind when he documented the moral failures … Continue reading →

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