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The insanity grows; we turn away Terrence Chan

2 November 2010 by , No Comments

My friend and former colleague, Terrence Chan, was just turned away from the U.S. border. You can read his story about it here. I am so pissed off I can’t see straight. Terrence is a professional poker player and so has a fairly mobile lifestyle. He has a place in Hong Kong and may still [...]

Sinister echos – 68% of Americans don’t get it

22 August 2010 by , 1 Comment

A recent CNN poll shows that 68% of Americans believe that a Muslim community center and mosque shouldn’t be built near the site of the World Trade Center. I’m not sure whether I should be reassured or panicked that (according to the same poll) 51% of Americans (63% of New Yorkers) believe that the developer, [...]