Category Archives: Politics

David Stocker’s views on Politics

Cartoons, Lampoons and Dragoons

Leggo my Turban/A little Danish with your insult?
Many Muslims who hold moderate religious views and many people who are not Muslim, are offended by the infamous Danish cartoons. I’ve not seen the drawings, I don’t feel like I have to. Nor do I need to see photos from Abu Graib, Fallujah or Baghdad. I can [...]

How Good is Your Levee?

Frankly, Scarlet I Don’t Think He Gives a Damn…
The most disturbing thing about the disaster in New Orleans after the reality, is its translatability. Suddenly we are all one with the dispossessed of Fallujah, the drowning in Baghdad, and the homeless in Afghanistan. While we can fragment our own national distress, isolate the looters of [...]

When In Doubt Sing It Out

I’m convinced that music can heal the world. More than simply easing the tribulations and suffering of humans. Music is [...]