Jon’s news & views
Of the Rosenbergs’ Unjust Execution, Roy Cohn’s Power Madness, & Trump’s Affinity for Cohn
Donald Trump may be but one of a parade of those who fawned over Cohn and joined him at Studio 54, but Nixon apparently was the only president who may have held Cohn in high esteem.
Three police officers shot in Prince William County, one fatally
Prince William County, Virginia, police officer Ashley Guindon was slain when responding to a domestic violence call,
Justice Scalia’s death underlines the implications of your vote for president
I never wanted Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. He gave with one hand to civil liberties with some of his votes and opinions on Fourth, Fifth (due process in sentencing), and Sixth (Confrontation Clause) Amendment rights for criminal defendants, but took away much...
Tiananmen Square – When the Chinese government murdered its own
Tiananmen Square will always recall when the Chinese government murdered its own people, en masse. On June 3-4, 1989, the Chinese army turned its guns on its own people, who were peaceful demonstrators in Tiananmen Square. Such atrocities are not limited to China. Look no...
A visit with Jun Yasuda, my friend and peace mentor
Copyright Jon Katz. In January 1991, I had a fateful meeting with Jun Yasuda that would help me reach quantum leaps towards more peace, optimism, t’ai chi, engaged living, non-attachment/non-duality, ho’oponopono, abundance, tailoring an immensely fulfilling personal and professional path, and self-actualization. I am not at...
My Grandmother Passes
Ever since launching my website in 1999 and then my blog in 2006, I have made my life more transparent than ever, usually in various Sunday postings. Last Thursday and Friday I went to the gathering and funeral for my grandmother Esther Zimmer. Her obituary is...
Essence of Jun Yasuda
Jun Yasuda. Last week, I posted on my family’s visit to my teacher and friend Jun Yasuda’s peace pagoda and temple, east of the Hudson River. Subsequently, I found the following five-part video series from the pagoda’s fourteenth anniversary celebration, which event I unfortunately missed....
