Columnist Richard Fein: Cancel the Bible? RICHARD FEIN
Published: 6/27/2021 8:18:49 PM
Throughout my life I have approached the Bible reverently albeit not literally. This column is about my personal problem with many of the most prominent figures in the Bible. To use a contemporary term, should I cancel Biblical characters for those of their actions I consider abhorrent? I will limit myself to only those characters in what many people refer to as the Old Testament.
Take Abraham. He was the progenitor of three monotheistic faiths. On the other hand, he nearly murdered Ishmael, Hagar and Isaac. In Massachusetts those are felonies.
My Turn: China and Taiwan: Will there be war?
A Taiwan Coast Guard officer stands guard under a Taiwanese flag during Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou s visit to Pengjia Islet in the East China Sea, north of Taiwan, April 9, 2016. AP
Published: 5/26/2021 8:24:09 AM
This column is about Taiwan, home to 23 million people and a democratically elected government. China considers Taiwan “an inalienable part of Chinese territory,” a breakaway province that China is determined to “reunite” with the mainland.
The Economist magazine calls this situation “the most dangerous place on earth.” Will there be a war over Taiwan in the foreseeable future?
Some background is in order. During the 1930s and 1940s there was ongoing civil war between the Nationalists, the official government of China, and the Communists led by Mao Tse-tung. In 1949, Mao won. The Nationalist leader, Chiang Kai Shek, and the remnants of his army retreated from the Chinese mainland to the island of Taiwan.
This column is about Taiwan, home to 23 million people and a democratically elected government. China considers Taiwan “an inalienable part of Chinese territory,” a breakaway province that China is determined to “reunite” with the mainland. The.
Columnist Richard Fein: Winners, losers if minimum wage goes up
Activists appeal for a 15 minimum wage near the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 25, 2021. AP
Published: 4/25/2021 6:00:06 PM
The debate over raising the minimum wage the lowest wage per hour that a worker may be paid is a complicated one because there will be both winners and losers.
Legislation proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Raise the Wage Act, has put the issue on the public agenda again. It would raise the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour in annual increments until it reaches $15 per hour by June 2025. The minimum wage would then be increased annually.
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