A blog by Nicholas Solter about politics and everything else
Posted in Death Penalty on Nov 29th, 2007
In response to an article in the Colorado Springs Gazette similar to this one in the New York Times, I wrote the following letter to the editor of the Gazette,
The front-page article, “Death Penalty Debate Revived” (November 18) missed the point. According to the article, recent scientific studies have shown that executions have a […]
Posted in Books on Nov 27th, 2007
For a change of pace, here’s a non-political book review.
I didn’t quite know what I was getting into when I picked up Portnoy’s Complaint, by Philip Roth, at the library recently. Now that I’ve finished the book, I’m still not quite sure what to make of it.
The protagonist, Alexander Portnoy, is an intelligent and superficially […]
Posted in Iraq War, Letters to the Editor on Nov 21st, 2007
I had a letter published today in the Colorado Springs Gazette, with the title, “Iraq not responsible for 9/11 attacks.” You can read it on the Gazette’s web page.
The letter I submitted was actually in response to two letters: “Young people’s politics spring from postmodernism,” and “Many want choices without the consequences.” The editor trimmed […]
Posted in Choice on Nov 16th, 2007
In Nicaragua, a woman cannot legally terminate a pregnancy, even to save her own life. The result? Women die from treatable conditions like ectopic pregnancies. I like to think this isn’t the result hoped for by the pro-life movement in the US.
Posted in Election 2008, Politics on Nov 9th, 2007
A study by the Project for Excellence in Journalism reveals some interesting data about the Presidential Election 2008 coverage by the mainstream media so far. Among the findings:
“In all, 63% of the campaign stories focused on political and tactical aspects of the campaign. That is nearly four times the number of stories about the personal […]
Posted in Death Penalty on Nov 6th, 2007
The American Bar Association recently released the results of a three-year study on the death penalty and recommends a nationwide moratorium. The study found numerous problems, including “significant racial disparities in imposing the death penalty,” incidents of serious mistakes or fraud with evidence, and lack of requirements to preserve the evidence throughout the legal process.
While […]
Posted in Gay Rights, Letters to the Editor on Nov 4th, 2007
Our local paper, the Colorado Springs Gazette, published a letter to the editor today from my wife Sonja. The title is, “GAY UNIONS: Idea of marriage leads to irrational fears.”
Read the letter here (scroll down — it’s the last letter). Unfortunately, I can’t find the article online to which she was responding.