Did you ever see the movie Erin Brockovich? I LOVE that movie. In it, Julia Roberts plays a single mom who works for a law firm and discovers that Pacific Gas & Electric has been covering up its contamination of nearby residential properties. In my favorite scene, her boss, lawyer Ed Masri, is trying to […]
Why the Recent UN Resolution on Israeli Settlements Is Good for Peace
December 29, 2016 by 2 Comments
I hope you’re enjoying this Christmas/Hannukah/”Festivus” (“for the rest of us”)/New Year’s break. I’ve spent some nice time with family and friends–have you? I love my family, and I love having friends… which makes this blog post pretty risky, because it might make me some enemies. A few days ago, several members of the UN […]
The Hidden Perils of Elections
November 10, 2016 by 2 Comments
Were you as shocked as I was about the outcome of the U.S. presidential election the other night? I did not see that coming. We all have our opinions, but I for one was not so happy with the result. At least in the U.S., though, we have Congress, we have the courts, and we […]
The Big Myth about Multiparty Negotiations
September 23, 2016 by 1 Comment
Last weekend, a good friend of mine, who moved across the country several months ago, came back to town for a visit. I hosted a dinner that included her and her family along with her closest local friends and their families. Once I realized the number of people involved–10 adults and six children–I panicked. I […]