International Herald-Tribune: President Hugo Chavez is set to assume unbridled powers to remake Venezuelan society as the National Assembly prepares...
Chris Hedges, former New York Times and NPR reporter, via Volokh: This is the awful paradox of tolerance. There arise...
One of the dominant characteristics of "leftist" movements and policies is that the general effect is usually the exact opposite...
Well, this is one of the most absurd things I've ever seen President Bush blamed for: Sharon Stone blames US...
To reiterate: I was once a huge fan of Jimmy Carter. Over time, I grew to understand, and see ever...
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic...
That's a hotly-contested question these days. There are, of course, many possible answers depending on how you look at it....
I've noticed there are two different ways the word "faith" is used. First, there's a religious sense, in which many...
We're all born with a built-in ability to do simple logic, and to process data from our environment. But I've...
A friend of mine just made this observation: My children will never know a world without advertising in the bathroom...
Both words, "cleave" and "sanction", can mean the exact opposite thing. "Cleave" can mean both to attach to, and also...
Reuters: The keepers of the "Doomsday Clock" plan to move its hands forward next Wednesday to reflect what they call...
I do wish the newly-elected Democrats well: I'm not filled with animosity or anything of the sort. They are our...
If somebody says they want a banana, and then suggests it's because they're hungry, and like bananas -- the charitable...
Readers: This article is part of an apparently-ongoing correspondence. If you want brevity, you can skip the greetings below and...
The New York Sun: Advocates for more pro-growth policies in New York will get new ammunition today with the release...
Over on her blog, The Littlest Apologist is pondering some deep thoughts about the Christian walk and happiness. This is...
One of the touching things about "the left" is their apparent naivete regarding the ever-dreaded "legislation" of "values" or "morals."...
Don Surber: AP called fighting in the Sudan "the world's worst humanitarian crisis" after the U.N. estimated 200,000 people died...
Those who oppose capital punishment often do so on the grounds that they believe human life to be sacred. To...
BBC: Romano Prodi, the leader of the current centre-left coalition, said Italy will lobby actively at the United Nations for...
I've often suspected "tolerance" is merely a codeword applied hypocritically to bash Christian conservatives. A recent visit to ReligiousTolerance.org did...
While researching the last entry, I noticed that Quixtar/Amway/Alticor and the various "support" organizations have started a Google-bombing strategy which...
I just learned that Gospelcom (which provides a very handy on-line NIV translation) is directed by a number of Quixtar/Amway/Alticor...
I wrote a song, but I can't read music so I don't know what it it. Every once in a...