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February 2008

The Original Teachings of Jesus

I'm always amused that people are constantly finding "the original teachings of Jesus." (Paul, of course, corrupted them.) A few...

Life Skills 101: Reason

I've noticed that many people don't mind adopting a self-contradicting axiom or two as their main life-guiding assumptions. A few...

Famous Dave Makes A Splash

I'd heard about "Famous Dave's" BBQ restaurants about a decade ago, listening to founder Dave Anderson doing some charity thing...

The Big Bang: Another Incompatibility Between Science and Religion

What Western scientist first hypothesized the "Big Bang"? Go ahead and look at the Wikipedia article on the subject --...

Fidel Castro's Cuba: 100% Literacy!

A little something to honor and celebrate Cuba's Revolution, and its greatest achievements, on the occasion of Fidel Castro stepping...

Face Time

Michael Totten: RULES OF JOURNALISM: CNN tells its reporters how to write about Fidel Castro. “Please note Fidel did bring...

How Many Genes Do We Have?

Actually, nobody knows for sure, the answer seems to be: "Not many more than a roundworm": When analysis of the...

60 Minutes: Denmark! The Happiest Nation on Earth?

Last night, 60 minutes ran a story suggesting that Denmark was the happiest nation on earth. The secret is allegedly...

Unity versus Democracy

Just remember: Democracy is, if nothing else, about ideological diversity and peaceful disagreement. Democracy means that different ideas and people...

Dialoging with the Left's Supporters

Yesterday, I had a very interesting discussion with one of my co-workers. He understood socialism didn't work, etc. and supported...

UK Supports Polygamy

Rediff News: Multiple wives mean financial gains for men in Britain. Men who marry several women are set for financial...

Journalistic Objectivity

I'm listening to Dennis Prager interviewing Peter Beinart of The New Republic. Prager asks Beinart who's he's backing, and Beinart...

Antizionism and Antisemitism

For the left, the defining characteristic of Hitler's national socialism which allowed them to categorize it as non-leftist was its...

A Plea to Conservatives: The Danger of Three

Do you consider yourself politically conservative? Do you believe that policies can make the difference between lives being lost or...

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