Over the past few days the Greatest Show on Earth has rolled into town. This carnival is complete with its very own troop of freaks, and its ringmaster is cad-about-town Charlie Sheen. Lest one be too hard on young Mr. Sheen, it ought to be confessed that he has provided more outright hilarity in ...
So Egypt is over. Oh, we"ll hear snippets and see some snapshots, but make no mistake, Egypt is over. Why, you ask? Is it because peace is restored? (Hardly.) Is it because democracy has won? (Highly dubious.) Is it because more interesting events are developing elsewhere? (Plausible, but ...
So apparently we"re all having another "national conversation" and "experiencing something together" as Egypt unravels. I resent these media characterizations, since a "conversation" implies dialogue and, with all due respect, I confine my discourse to those whom I ...
