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IS THE POPE NOW NEARING HIS DOTAGE?
There are some observers who might regard the heading of this essay as a provocative statement. However, to Pope watchers such as myself, the statement is justified by a sharp drop in the Pope’s voltage which may be due to a short circuit. Two particular statements have led me to conclude that this octogenarian Pope…
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ASPECTS OF MORALITY
Earlier today I was stunned to learn that March 4th is the 83rd birthday of Alan Greenspan, the former head of the Federal Reserve Board. You may recall Mr. Greenspan, who often testified to Congress using sentences that could not be untangled. Andrea Mitchell, the television reporter, says that when he proposed marriage to her, she…