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December 2003

Michael Jackson: Innocent Until Proven Guilty?

I believe lot of people are confused about what "innocent until proven guilty" means. Judge for yourself whether you think I've lost it when I take a lawyer and rabbi to task on this.

The Dangers of Air Marshals?

British pilots' union and airline officials think air marshals are going to be dangerous. The record says otherwise.

Man Stuck in Paris Airport Over 10 Years

A man gets stuck in an airport for over a decade. Urban legend? Sadly, unbelievably, no...

Tim Robbins' Play "Embedded": A Separate Reality

Tim Robbins wrote a play, Embedded reflecting his idea of what happened with embedded reporters on the ground in Iraq....

Chick-Fil-A Rocks

When I was much, much younger, I attended a Christian conference called "Marketplace" in the Chicago Hilton Towers, along Michigan...

Philosophy and the Filmmakers Behind "Lord of the Rings"

Comments from the Lord of the Rings cast, and myself, about the meaning and applicability of Tolkien's ideas today.

Fun on Democratic Underground

Once in a great while I find myself wandering Democratic Underground. It's always a refreshing experience.

Pretty Women Make Men Stupid

Who knew? New Scientist reports Pretty Women Scramble Mens' Ability to Assess the Future, in which researchers show that after...

Let Your Inhibitions Run Wild!

That's a line from a Rod Stewart song from the 80s, in which he's attempting to seduce a young lady....

Salt and Light

Sometimes being sick can make you appreciate everything you have...

Star Trek Cloaking Treaties

How do you keep peace with an aggressive enemy? Roddenbury shows us the way!

Observing Paul Simon's Death

I'd been wondering how Paul Simon had been doing lately. I remembered him as a presidential contender who impressed me...

NPR on Campaign Finance Reform

For a moment, I thought NPR might be giving equal time to conservatives and liberals. Silly me.

Damaging Democratic Memos & Moral Equivalence

A rant about memos of dispicable recent behavior by the Senate Intelligence Comittee Democrats, and the response I get when I mention this kind of evidence to their supporters...

Democrats Reaching the Faithful?

Just discovered Amy Sullivan's June Washington Monthly article, "Do Democrats Have a Prayer?" which tries to persuade Democratic candidates, like...

Encounter with a Quixtar Drone

One of the fun things about having a blog is that comments on your previous writings sort of trickle in...

Wesley Clark: Liar?

The good general wouldn't fib to us, would he? I'm watching him CSPAN-2, and from what he says, I'm mighty tempted to conclude he would...

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