New York Times essay: "Ben Carson Is Wrong on Guns and the Holocaust"

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/15/opinion/ben-carson-is-wrong-on-guns-and-the-holocaust.html

Pope Francis

Am deeply moved, watching Pope Francis on television--seeing the beneficence, the cheerfulness, the kindheartedness he extends.  His visit is remarkable, and inspiring.

Recommended Reading

Rosh Hashanah Readings: Inspiration, Information and Contemplation, Edited by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins. 

http://www.amazon.com/Rosh-Hashanah-Readings-Inspiration-Contemplation/dp/1580234372/

Yom Kippur Readings: Inspiration, Information and Contemplation, Edited by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins.

http://www.amazon.com/Yom-Kippur-Readings-Inspiration-Contemplation/dp/1580234380/

From The New York Times: "Testy News Conference Exchange Puts Donald Trump’s Quirks on Display"

Interesting story:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/27/us/politics/testy-news-conference-exchange-puts-donald-trumps-quirks-on-display.html

From The New Yorker, online, 8/4/15: "Who Would Kill a Giraffe?"

 A piece by Robin Wright:

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/who-would-kill-a-giraffe

From The New Yorker, online: "Why Biden Would Be a Serious Contender"

http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/joe-bidens-big-decision?mbid

CECIL Act and New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez

From Yahoo News: "US senator introduces 'CECIL' act to curb trophy hunting."

http://news.yahoo.com/us-senator-introduces-cecil-act-curb-trophy-hunting-203448015.html

Am pleased to hear that Senator Menendez is taking this step.  Am also glad that my other New Jersey Senator, Cory Booker, as well as Connecticut's Richard Blumenthal, and Maryland's Ben Cardin, are signing on as co-sponsors.