Obama, Race and Religion
by Today Barack Obama delivered a strong speech about race and how, in his opinion, this country needs to reconcile its color issues. The man is …
Category: Society
Too Many Americans Behind Bars
KHOU in Houston reports that over 1% of the adults in America are in prison – more than China and, tellingly, more than Iran. America …
Personal Ethics and Islamophobia
ABC recently placed actors "undercover" in a Waco, Texas bakery to observe Texans’ reactions to public anti-Islamic discrimination. Not surprisingly, the outcomes ran the gamut …
Housing Density Unnatural
Ezra Klein gets his response to this article by Alex Steffen about as wrong as he possibly could. the amount of density the study’s authors …
Lessons from 1968
Bob Herbert draws some parallels between 1968 and 2008 today but it seems to me that his message is incomplete. The Vietnam/Iraq comparison is obvious, …
Ah, Intellectuals
David Frum recently wrote about what he thinks is a disturbing trend among conservatives, dismissing too intellectual positions without properly understanding them while advancing popular, …
A Primitive, Disgusting Practice
NY Times blogger John Tierney wonders: Should African women be allowed to engage in the practice sometimes called female circumcision? Are critics of this practice, …
Childless and Saving the World
The Daily Mail has an amusing article today about two couples who are doing their part to save the world by not having children. Had …
Thanksgiving
If you haven’t already read Mark Steyn’s ode to America and Thanksgiving, give it a read. The best bit: …Americans should be thankful they have …
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SFWA, Scribd.com and ePiracy and why its important
by Over the Labor Day weekend there blew up a weird story that involved the Science Fiction Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) and the website scribd.com. For …