Columns by Brian Greenspun

Brian Greenspun has a proposal for a ticket to unite Democrats: Sunday, May 11, 2008; WHERE I STAND: And it doesn’t involve Clinton giving up and going home; By Brian Greenspun; I am not a pundit. I am not an expert. I am simply an American who wants what he believes is best for America.

Brian Greenspun knows a leader when he sees one: Sunday, May 4, 2008; WHERE I STAND: Top Nevada business exec could fill vacuum; By Brian Greenspun; I decided a few weeks ago that I was no longer going to act like a common scold in this space. The people of Nevada should know by now that I believe we are in desperate need of new leadership at the state level and any other part of government that doesn’t recognize that we are in trouble or, worse, refuses to do anything about it.

Remembering the all-too-human Henri Lewin: Sunday, April 20, 2008; WHERE I STAND:; By Brian Greenspun; Henri Lewin passed away last week. Some of the details of his life were published in the myriad obituaries that recounted his time with us and his contributions to society in general and, for Las Vegans, the gaming and entertainment industry, which exists today in Las Vegas because of his vision.

Brian Greenspun lauds man whose name graces school: Sunday, April 13, 2008; WHERE I STAND:; By Brian Greenspun; “He arrived in the United States as an immigrant from Mexico with few possessions,” the dedication program for the middle school noted, “but with great ambitions and a strong work ethic.” From there, Eddie Escobedo has lived the American dream.

Some recent news items don’t make much sense: Sunday, April 6, 2008; WHERE I STAND:; By Brian Greenspun; Perhaps it is advancing age. I don’t claim to be the hippest Baby Boomer on the block. In fact, I know there is still so much about practically everything there is to know that I still don’t know. And I understand that the challenge of life is to live and learn long enough so that the gap between what we do know and what we don’t becomes small enough to make us feel our time on Earth has not been wasted.

It's time to cast off one legacy of Watergate: Sunday, March 30, 2008; WHERE I STAND:; By Brian Greenspun; We have finally gone too far. Actually, we went too far a long time ago in this country. It started with Watergate and it has continued ever since. The “it” is the public’s belief that it is entitled to know anything and everything about a citizen in this country who puts himself or herself up for public service.

Circumstances that, though defeatable, test America’s resolve: Sunday, March 23, 2008; WHERE I STAND:; By Brian Greenspun; Is the sky really falling? I have yet to fall for the Chicken Little story, even though there have been times and events over the past few decades when one could reasonably conclude that the Earth had fallen off its axis and would have difficulty righting itself.

Heed the lessons taught by Gandhi: Sunday, March 16, 2008; WHERE I STAND:; By Brian Greenspun; As Dorothy said when she returned to her beloved Kansas, there is no place like home.

How Gandhi’s dream is being realized: Sunday, March 9, 2008; WHERE I STAND:; By Brian Greenspun; “I shall work for an India, in which the poorest shall feel that it is their country in whose making they have an effective voice; an India in which there shall be no high class and low class of people; an India in which all communities shall live in perfect harmony. There can be no room in such an India for the curse of untouchability or the curse of the intoxicating drinks and drugs. Women will enjoy the same rights as men. Since we shall be at peace with all the rest of the world, neither exploiting, nor being exploited, ...

Brian Greenspun discovers that the world is, indeed, flat: Sunday, March 2, 2008; WHERE I STAND:; By Brian Greenspun; When New York Times columnist and best-selling author Tom Friedman visited Bangalore, he knew instinctively that the world was flat.

Brian Greenspun finds progress in India — and tests for its democracy: Sunday, February 24, 2008; WHERE I STAND:; By Brian Greenspun; We are traveling through the subcontinent on a path toward 21st century dominance.

Brian Greenspun joins tributes to worthy men: Sunday, February 17, 2008; WHERE I STAND: D.C. shows love for leader in labor, legend in Congress; By Brian Greenspun; The city of brotherly and sisterly love. No, I am not talking about Philadelphia. Here’s the surprise: It is Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital, the city that seems to take pride in its rancorous partisanship, pettiness and petulance.

Brian Greenspun says Clinton put her money where her mouth is: Sunday, February 10, 2008; WHERE I STAND:; By Brian Greenspun; The whole world loves an underdog.

Brian Greenspun believes a bold plan to make Israel an oil-independent, electric car nation is a model for the world: Sunday, January 27, 2008; WHERE I STAND:; By Brian Greenspun; If you were going to declare your oil independence, where would you do it?

Brian Greenspun will make a big change to get what we need: Friday, January 18, 2008; Where I Stand:; By Brian Greenspun; TGIF. That means there is just one day to go before Nevada Democrats head to their first-in-the-nation Western caucus to weigh in on who they think should be their party’s nominee for the presidency of the United States. And everyone I know is glad it is just about over.