Read MoreI am reminded of Golding’s allegory in “Lord of the Flies” when confronted with the horrible imagery of innocent Americans being beheaded in the Middle East by warriors within what’s become called the Islamic State. Fiction has become reality.
Read MoreThese are our true heroes. Many dedicated people whose names we shall never know. Faces are hidden behind surgical masks and protective shields. Reaching out with compassion and touching those most in need. Saving us on this side of a vast ocean from a deadly threat beyond our comprehension. These are the people who keep death at bay, while we cheer ballplayers and worship celebrities.
Read MoreWestern democracies ask what can be done to curtail and possibly eradicate Islamic extremism, which has surpassed other threats as the greatest endangerment to world peace and prosperity.
Things are really getting ugly in some places. And it’s getting scarier.
This is a frustrating problem with few if any, solutions that are readily obvious. Even experts in diplomacy can’t point to a workable game plan for slowing down a global scourge of violence.
A possible solution: What just might save us all is an Arab-version of Oprah Winfrey or Dr. Phil.
Read MoreWhat’s America’s biggest problem?
First, let me tell you what it’s not.
It’s not the economy. It’s not terrorism. It’s not the increasing scarcity of natural resources. It’s not any of the typical uncertainties commonly associated with our perilous future.
Our biggest problem goes much deeper than that.
The infamous 1973 World Cup qualifying match between Chile and the (absent) Soviet Union, held at National Stadium in Santiago, shortly after the brutal military coup led by Pinochet.
Read MoreThe 2014 World Cup starts this week. Here’s something to think about when we watch athletes from nations with distasteful governments.
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