Daniel Lubetzky

Did you see the latest ad from iTunes, promoting Coldplay’s new album?! How does Apple do it? Their ads are always so fresh, so ahead of the pack, so audio-visually on the cutting edge of art and pop. 

"The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy". – Montesquieu

It is not news that our bodies rely on bacteria to perform many functions, such as the bacteria in our digestive system that help deconstruct and process food.  But what is fascinating according to a story in Genome Research reported by The New York Times, is the sheer volume of such relations, to the point [...]

A Palestinian truck packed with 4 tons of explosives rammed into the Israel-Gaza border crossing and caused an explosion that was heard 12 miles deep into Gaza and out to Israel.  By miracle or defensive design, the bomber was the only immediate casualty as the crossing includes a long tunnel that acts as a buffer [...]

The Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reports that the announcement about Turkish-mediated negotiations between Syria and Israel has ruffled the Iranian regime’s feathers. U.S. pleased, Iran unpleased with Syria-Israel talks The U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said they are pleased with Turkey’s mediation efforts in indirect peace talks between Israel and Syria, while Iranian President Mahmoud [...]

It is rare that the first few paragraphs of a story in the  New York Times will make one cry.  But this story about the quake catastrophe in China is just such an example of human love and the quest for survival amidst adversity.

Kazakhstan hosted a dinner tonight at the World Economic Forum meeting in Sharm El Sheikh.  The President’s welcome speech was actually very interesting and insightful, but the night was stolen by "horse meat with attributes."  Jimmy Wales (Wikipedia founder and all-around great guy) was feasting on it until I regretfully opened my mouth and mentioned [...]

Egypt does indeed have someone firmly at the top.

It feels surreal to post this after my prior posting.  "There is no way to Peace; Peace is the Way." How does that apply to the situation in Lebanon?  How will we fix our world amidst all these very real power struggles and absolutist ideologies?