Opinion: In today’s pages: Stein, S&M and the FAA
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Columnist Joel Stein makes New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson work for the money:
Impressed by his confidence, his integrity and this vague threat of being around ‘possibly nationally,’ I offered Richardson $20 if he’d record my outgoing answering machine message. He immediately agreed. Unfortunately, callers to my house now hear a long speech about how they should give Richardson money instead of the little speech I asked for, which said that even though I wasn’t home, he fully endorsed me.
Yale’s Laura Frost says forget about FIA president Max Mosley’s Nazi role-playing S&M romp, and focus on the post-coital cup of tea. MIT’s Lester C. Thurow thinks solutions to high oil prices, the housing crisis, and outsourcing will require some sacrifice.
The editorial board considers the costs of the Iraq war, explores how airlines can get safely back in flight, and praises Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for taking up immigration again.
Readers discuss protests following the Olympic torch. Claremont’s Daniel A. Guthrie says, ‘China’s behavior toward Tibet is no different from our behavior. I wish Americans would be as concerned about their own disgraceful past as they are about the behavior of other countries.’